Umbonium

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Translingual

Two views of a shell of Umbonium giganteum

Etymology

From Latin umbō (“boss of a shield, shield”).

Proper noun

Umbonium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochidae – button top shells.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Vetigastropoda - subclass; Trochida - order; Trochoidea - superfamily; Trochidae - family; Umboniinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Umbonium vestiarium - type species; for other species see Umbonium at World Register of Marine Species

See also

Ethalia

References

Umbonium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trochidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Umbonium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Umbonium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Umbonium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Umbonium at World Register of Marine Species

Wikious

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