Nebaliacea

plural noun

Ne·​ba·​li·​a·​cea

: a small order of marine crustaceans (division Phyllocarida) comprising Nebalia and a few other genera of recent or extinct forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nebalia + -acea

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