Lophotrochozoa

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.

References

Lophotrochozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lophotrochozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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