Asterozoa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Proper noun

Asterozoa

1. The starfish etc.
   1. A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Eleutherozoa.
   2. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Echinodermata.

Hypernyms

• (subphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Deuterostomia - superphylum; Echinodermata - phylum

Hyponyms

• (subphylum): Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea - extant classes; †Auluroidea, †Eopentaroida, †Somasteroidea, †Stenuroidea - extinct classes; †Phragmactinidae - extinct family

References

• Asterozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asterozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Asterozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Asterozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Asterozoa at Paleobiology Database