Senjecas Tax. Mollusca

Introduction

• In the Sefdaanian cultures, each individual is a member of a hierarchy of communities. The Ethrans have used this hierarchy as a pattern for their classification of life forms.

1. The individual is, first of all, a member of one of the six Loquent Peoples. The largest of the taxonomic communities is that of the le̋uða (< le̋uðu, people). Thus, there are "animal people" and "plant people". This division corresponds to "kingdom" in modern taxonomy.
2. Next, the individual lives in one of the seven regions (watersheds) of Sefdaania. This division, the ta̋iṁa (< ta̋iṁa, region), corresponds to "class" in modern taxonomy.
3. Within the several regions, the individual lives in a commune. This division, the kőina (< kőino, commune), corresponds to "order" in modern taxonomy.
4. Each commune is comprised of a number of families. This division, the ða̋ma (< ða̋mu, family), corresponds to "family" in modern taxonomy.
5. Within the family, the individual is usually one of several siblings. This division, the ȝőőra (< ȝőőru, sibling), corresponds to "genus" in modern taxonomy.
6. And finally there is the individual himself. This division, the še̋ða (< še̋ðu, individual), corresponds to "species" in modern taxonomy.

• Finer divisions can be made with the use of prefixes, e.g.:
  • uf-, higher = super-
  • ner-, under = sub-
  • sup-, low = infra-

• This table makes use of the following ranks:
  • Class (C) - ta̋iṁa
  • Order (O) - kőina
  • Family (F) - ða̋ma

• Animals whose names are in red did not exist in Sefdaania.
• The numbers indicate the number of the lemma, not the number of species.

Taxonomy Table

C. Gastropoda - semṡónxëta̋iṁa

F. Helicidae – tígaaxða̋ma

001 tiga̋a̋ke, edible snail (Helix pomatia).

002 ne̋ke, grove snail (Cepaea nemoralis) [> English snail].

F. Limacidae – leimða̋ma

003 le̋ime, slug (Limax spp.) [Latin līmāx, slug].

C. Cephalopoda - sééfbesta̋iṁa

F. Octopodidae – þaaxða̋ma

004 þa̋a̋xe, common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) [> PJap. táko, octopus].

F. Sepiidae – ámixða̋ma

005 amı̋ke, common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) [> Yupik amikuq, cuttlefish].

C. Bivalvia - d̬oṡónxëta̋iṁa

O. Veneroida – d̬óṡonxëkőina

F. Dreissenidae – ķaxða̋ma

006 amȝa̋ƣe, zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) [> Yupik amjak, mussel].

007 ķa̋ke, quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis) [> Manchu qaiqari, shell].

O. Ostreoida - párṡalkőina

F. Ostreidae - ímanða̋ma

008 ima̋ne, edible oyster (Ostrea edulis) [> Naukan imánǝq, molluscs eaten by walrus].