Mordaciinae

Translingual

Etymology

Mordacia +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Mordaciinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Petromyzontidae – southern topeyed lampreys.

Usage notes

• Sometimes treated as family Mordaciidae in order Petromyzontiformes.

Hypernyms

• (tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Agnatha - infraphylum; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Petromyzontidae - family

Hyponyms

• (tribe): Mordacia - sole genus

References

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