Mordacia

See also: mordacia

Translingual

Mordacia mordax

Etymology

From Latin mordax (“biting, snappish, tart; cutting”).

Proper noun

Mordacia f

Southern topeyed lampreys
1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mordaciidae.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae.

Hypernyms

(genus in Mordaciidae): Vertebrata - subphylum; Hyperoartia - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Mordaciidae - family
(genus in Petromyzontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Agnatha - infraphylum; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Petromyzontidae - family; Mordaciinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Mordacia mordax (Australian lamprey) - type species; Mordacia lapicida (Chilean lamprey), Mordacia praecox (Australian brook lamprey) - other species

References

Mordacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mordacia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mordacia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mordacia at World Register of Marine Species
Mordacia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mordacia at Encyclopedia of Life
Mordacia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mordacia at Paleobiology Database

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