Orthoceras
See also: orthoceras
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Proper noun
Orthoceras n
- A taxonomic genus within the family †Orthoceratidae – formerly including many extinct nautiloid cephalopods with straight shells,now only †Orthoceras regulare.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in †Orthoceratidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Cephalopoda - class; Nautiloidea - subclass; †Orthocerida - order
- (genus in Orchidaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae - subfamily; Diurideae - tribe; Diuridinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in †Orthoceratidae): †Orthoceras strictum - sole accepted species
- (genus in Orchidaceae): Orthoceras strictum - type species; Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae - other species
References
- extinct cephalopod
- Orthoceras on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Orthocerida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Orthoceras regulare on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- orchid
- Orthoceras (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Orthoceras (Orchidaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Orthoceras (Orchidaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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