Thoracica

See also: thoracica

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Thoracica

1. most barnacles
   1. A taxonomic superorder within the class Maxillopoda.
   2. A taxonomic infraclass within the class Thecostraca.

Hypernyms

• (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class; Thecostraca - subclass; Cirripedia - infraclass
• (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Multicrustacea – superclass; Thecostraca – class; Cirripedia – subclass

Hyponyms

• (superorder): Phospatothoracica, Thoraacicalcarea - superorders
  • Iblomorpha (syn. Ibliformes); Balanomorpha, Calanticomorpha, Pollicipedomorpha, Scalpellomorpha (syn. Scalpelliformes), Verrucomorpha, ?Sessilia - orders
  • †Brachylepadomorpha, †Archaeolepadomorpha - accepted extinct orders
  • Pedunculata, Lepadiformes (now, superfamily Lepadoidea); †Cyprilepadiformes - obsolete orders
• (infraclass): Iblomorpha, Thoracicalcarea
  • Extant orders as above, all but Iblomorpha placed in Thoracicalcarea

References

• Thoracica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thoracica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Thoracica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Thoracica at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Thoracica at World Register of Marine Species
• Thoracica at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.