Thecostraca
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, chest”) + Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shell”)
Proper noun
Thecostraca
- barnacles and related crustaceans
- (archaic) A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda.
- A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda.
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class[1]
- (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Multicrustacea – superclass
Hyponyms
- (subclass/class): Ascothoracida, Cirripedia, Facetotecta - infraclasses[1]
Coordinate terms
- (subclass in Maxillopoda): Branchiura, Copepoda, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida[1]
References
- Thecostraca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Thecostraca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Thecostraca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons