Sphyrna
Translingual
editEtymology
editCorruption of Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra, “hammer, mallet”)
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Sphyrnidae – the hammerhead sharks.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - superclass; Elasmobranchii - class; Selachimorpha - superorder; Carcharhiniformes - order; Sphyrnidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Sphyrna brachyru, Sphyrna corona, Sphyrna couardi, Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna media, Sphyrna mokarran, Sphyrna presca, Sphyrna prisca, Sphyrna serrata, Sphyrna tiburo, Sphyrna tudes, Sphyrna zygaena - species
Coordinate terms
edit- (family): Eusphyrya
References
edit- Sphyrna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sphyrna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sphyrna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sphyrna at World Register of Marine Species