Belemnoidea

Translingual

Etymology

From the name of the extinct genus Belemnites (from Ancient Greek βέλεμνον (bélemnon, “dart or javelin”) + -ίτης (-ítēs)) +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

†Belemnoidea

A taxonomic cohort within the class Cephalopoda – extinct dibranchiate cephalopods.

Hypernyms

(cohort): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Cephalopoda - class; Coleoidea - subclass

Hyponyms

(cohort): Belemnitida, Belemnoteuthina, Aulacocerida, Diplobelida, Phragmoteuthida - orders

References

Belemnoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Belemnoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Belemnoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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