Petromyzontidae

Translingual

Lampetra tridentata (Pacific lamprey)

Etymology

Petromyzon +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Petromyzontidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Petromyzontiformes – the northern lampreys.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Hyperoartia - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Caspiomyzon, Entosphenus, Eudontomyzon, Geotria, Ichthyomyzon, Lampetra, Petromyzon, Tetrapleurodon (genera)

References

• Petromyzontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Petromyzontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Petromyzontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Petromyzontidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Petromyzontidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Petromyzontidae at Paleobiology Database