Syllipsimopodi

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

†Syllipsimopodi ?

1. A taxonomic genus within the class Cephalopoda – certain extinct vampire squid, inferred from a single fossil; possibly a synonym of †Gordonicus.

Usage notes

• Placed in clade Vampyropoda, of uncertain placement in Cephalopoda.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Cephalopoda – class; Neocephalopoda – subclass; Coleoidea – subclass; Neocoleoidea – cohort; Octopodiformes – superorder

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Syllipsimopodi bideni (syn. of Gordoniconus beargulchensis?) - sole known species

References

• Syllipsimopodi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Octopodiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Syllipsimopodi on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Syllipsimopodi at Paleobiology Database