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

1. 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 at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Geotria at Encyclopedia of Life
• Geotria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Geotria at Paleobiology Database