Mitsukurina
Translingual
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Mistukurina owstoni
Etymology
From the name of Japanese zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri.
Proper noun
Mitsukurina f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mitsukurinidae – the goblin shark and extinct relatives.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Lamniformes - order; Mitsukurinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Mistukurina owstoni (sole extant species)
- †Mitsukurina lineata, †Mitsukurina maslinensis (extinct species)
References
Mitsukurina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mitsukurina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mitsukurina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons