Sphyrna

Translingual

Etymology

Corruption of Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra, “hammer, mallet”)

Proper noun

Sphyrna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphyrnidae – the hammerhead sharks.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (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

• (family): Eusphyrya

References

• Sphyrna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sphyrna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sphyrna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sphyrna at World Register of Marine Species