Cirripedia

Translingual

Semibalanus balanoides

Etymology

From Latin cirrus (“fringe”) + pes (“foot”).

Proper noun

Cirripedia

1. A taxonomic infraclass within the class Maxillopoda – the barnacles.

Hypernyms

• (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class; Thecostraca - subclass

Hyponyms

• (infraclass): Acrothoracica, Rhizocephala, Thoracica - superorders
  • Cryptophialida, Lithoglyptida; Akentrogonida, Kentrogonida; Ibliformes, Lepadiformes, Scalpelliformes, Sessilia - orders

Coordinate terms

• (infraclass in Thecostraca): Ascothoracida, Facetotecta

References

• Cirripedia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cirripedia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cirripedia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons