Hallucigenia

Translingual

Hallucigenia fortis (top) Hallucigenia hongmeia (middle) Hallucigenia sparsa (bottom)

Hallucigenia sparsa fossil

Hallucigenia sparsa restoration

Etymology

From Latin hallucinor (“I hallucinate”) + -gen (“producing”) +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

†Hallucigenia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hallucigeniidae – three species of unusual animal known from the Cambrian, thought to be early onychophorans.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hallucigenia sparsa, Hallucigenia fortis, Hallucigenia hongmeia - species

Translations

ancient animal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 怪誕蟲 / 怪诞虫 (Guàidànchóng)

• Japanese: ハルキゲニア (Harukigenia)

Further reading

• Hallucigenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hallucigenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hallucigenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hallucigenia at Paleobiology Database