Umbonium

Translingual

Two views of a shell of Umbonium giganteum

Etymology

From Latin umbō (“boss of a shield, shield”).

Proper noun

Umbonium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochidae – button top shells.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Vetigastropoda - subclass; Trochida - order; Trochoidea - superfamily; Trochidae - family; Umboniinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Umbonium vestiarium - type species; for other species see Umbonium at World Register of Marine Species

See also

• Ethalia

References

• Umbonium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trochidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Umbonium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Umbonium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Umbonium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Umbonium at World Register of Marine Species