Umbonium
Translingual
Two views of a shell of Umbonium giganteum
Etymology
From Latin umbō (“boss of a shield, shield”).
Proper noun
Umbonium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trochidae – the 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