Orthoceras

Orthoceras

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Proper noun

Orthoceras n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Orthoceratidae – formerly including many extinct nautiloid cephalopods with straight shells,now only †Orthoceras regulare.
2. 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