Translingual

Proper noun

Thecostraca

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – the barnacles and related crustaceans.

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Ascothoracida, Cirripedia, Facetotecta - infraclasses

References

• 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