Senjecas Tax. Mollusca
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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.
- 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 leudha (< le̋uðu, people). Thus, there are "animal people" and "plant people". This division corresponds to "kingdom" in modern taxonomy.
- Next, the individual lives in one of the seven regions (watersheds) of Sefdaania. This division, the ta̋iɱa (< ta̋iɱa, region), corresponds to "class" in modern taxonomy.
- Within the several regions, the individual lives in a commune. This division, the kőina (< kőino, commune), corresponds to "order" in modern taxonomy.
- Each commune is comprised of a number of families. This division, the ða̋ma (< ða̋mu, family), corresponds to "family" in modern taxonomy.
- Within the family, the individual is usually one of several siblings. This division, the ȝǫ̋ra (< ȝǫ̋ru, sibling), corresponds to "genus" in modern taxonomy.
- 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) – ta̋iɱa
- order (O) – kőina
- family (F) - ða̋ma
Table
C. Bivalvia - d̬ocónxɘta̋iɱa
- O. Veneroida – ?kőina
- F. Dreissenidae – ḳa̋xða̋ma
- O. Veneroida – ?kőina
- 001 amȝa̋ᵹe, Dreissena polymorpha, zebra mussel
- 002 ḳa̋ke, Dreissena bugensis, quagga mussel
- O. Ostreoida – ?kőina
- F. Ostreidae – ímanða̋ma
- O. Ostreoida – ?kőina
- 003 ima̋ne, Ostrea edulis, edible oyster
C. Gastropoda - semcónxɘta̋iɱa
- F. Helicidae – tígąxða̋ma
- 004 tigą̋ke, Helix pomatia, edible snail
- 005 ne̋ke, Cepaea nemoralis, grove snail
- F. Limacidae – leimða̋ma
- 006 le̋ime, Limax spp., slug