Cephalopoda

Translingual

Etymology

cephalo- +‎ -poda, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛfələpəʊdə/, /ˈkɛfələpəʊdə/

Proper noun

Cephalopoda

1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca – the cephalopods.

Hypernyms

• (class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum

Hyponyms

• (class): Coleoidea, Nautiloidea - extant superfamilies; †Ammonoidea - extinct superfamily

Further reading

• Cephalopoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cephalopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cephalopoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cephalopoda on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cephalopoda at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Cephalopoda at Encyclopedia of Life
• Cephalopoda at World Register of Marine Species

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521