Translingual

Pentapora fascialis, one of the Spiralia

Proper noun

Spiralia

1. A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Protostomia – morphologically diverse organisms, many undergoing spiral cleavage in their embryonic development.

Synonyms

• (superphylum): Lophotrochozoa

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

• 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

Latin

Adjective

spīralia

1. nominative neuter plural of spīralis
2. accusative neuter plural of spīralis
3. vocative neuter plural of spīralis