Lophotrochozoa
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Translingual
Etymology
From the taxonomic names Lophophorata and Trochozoa.
Proper noun
Lophotrochozoa
- A taxonomic superphylum within the kingdom Animalia – synonym of Spiralia.
Usage notes
Some authors distinguish this from the Spiralia, and use to refer to a clade within the Spiralia, but definitions and phyla included vary greatly among studies.
Hypernyms
- (superphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom
Hyponyms
- (superphylum): Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms), Annelida (ringed worms), Brachiopoda, Bryozoa (moss animals), Cycliophora, Entoprocta, Gastrotricha (hairybacks), Gnathostomulida (jaw worms), Micrognathozoa, Mollusca (molluscs), Nemertea (ribbon worms), Phoronida (horseshoe worms), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Rotifera (wheel animals), Sipuncula (peanut worms) - phyla
References
Lophotrochozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lophotrochozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Lophotrochozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lophotrochozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
