Euechinoidea

Translingual

Echinus esculentus

Etymology

From New Latin eu- (“true”) + Echinoidea.

Proper noun

Euechinoidea

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Echinoidea – most extant sea urchins.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Deuterostomia – superphylum; Echinodermata – phylum; Echinozoa – subphylum; Echinoidea – class

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Atelostomata (includes the heart urchins), Diadematacea (sea urchins with hollow spines), Echinacea (sea urchins with solid spines and rigid test), Gnathostomata (includes the sand dollars) (superorders)
  • Acroechinoidea, Carinacea, Irregularia - infraclasses

Coordinate terms

• (subclass): Cidaroidea

References

• Euechinoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Euechinoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Euechinoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Euechinoidea at World Register of Marine Species