Chelicerata
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “jawbone”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɛlɪsɛˈɹɑːtæ/
Proper noun
Chelicerata
- A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – the arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.
Hypernyms
- (subphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum
Hyponyms
- (subphylum): Arachnida, Merostomata, Pycnogonida - classes
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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