Chelicerata

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “jawbone”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɛlɪsɛˈɹɑːtæ/

Proper noun

Chelicerata

1. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.

Hypernyms

• (subphylum): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum

Hyponyms

• (subphylum): Arachnida, Merostomata, Pycnogonida - classes

References

• Chelicerata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chelicerata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chelicerata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• 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. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248