Geotria

Translingual

Geotria australis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek. See γεωτραγία (geōtragía, “eating of earth-like substances”) Like other lampreys pouched lampreys carry stones to a nesting site.

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Proper noun

Geotria f

The pouched lamprey or southern lamprey, of Australia.
1. A taxonomic genus within the family Geotridae.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae.

Hypernyms

(genus in Geotridae): Vertebrata - subphylum; Hyperoartia - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Goetridae - family
(genus in Petromyzontidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Agnatha - infraphylum; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Petromyzontidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Geotria australis - sole extant species

References

Geotria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geotria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Geotria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Geotria at World Register of Marine Species
Geotria on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Geotria at Encyclopedia of Life
Geotria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Geotria at Fossilworks

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