Tectipleura

Translingual

Tectipleura spp.

Etymology

Latin tēctus m (“concealed, protected, roofed”) +‎ Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ f (pleurā́, “rib; the side of an animal”)

Proper noun

Tectipleura

1. Certain snails, slugs, and sea hares}}
   1. A taxonomic subterclass within the class Gastropoda.
   2. A taxonomic cohort within the class Gastropoda.

Usage notes

• Often considered a cohort.

Hypernyms

• (subterclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Heterobranchia – subclass; Euthyneura – infraclass

Hyponyms

• (subterclass): Acochlidiimorpha, Eupulmonata, Pylopulmonata, Sacoglossa, Siphonarimorpha, Hygrophila, Pneumopulmonata – superorders
  • Aplysiida, Cephalaspidea, Pteropoda, Runcinida, Tectibranchiata, Umbraculida – order not assigned to superorders

Coordinate terms

• (cohort): Acteonimorpha, Ringipleura – cohorts

References

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