Merostomata
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Proper noun
Merostomata
- A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda – the horseshoe crabs.
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