vertabrae could be for an animal

it must start with a V and X

What IS IT ???
Please help i pulling out my hair!

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Clarification of Question by aot-ga on 28 Sep 2004 15:39 PDT

i mean it could start with either a V or X

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 28 Sep 2004 15:52 PDT

Hi aot-ga,

Do you mean a vertebrate animal whose name starts with a V or an X
(like not found on this list)?

http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/animals.html

Thanks.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by aot-ga on 28 Sep 2004 16:52 PDT

no sir 
i mean the name of it starts with a V or X
not the name of the animal the name of the vertebrate

I think we still need more clarification: are you talking about
vertebrate animals, or vertebrae (the bones of the spine)? If the
former, at what taxonomic level are you considering (species, genus,
family, order etc)? For example, voles are vertebrate animals that
start with a v. Vulpes vulpes is (or was, depending on your reference)
the "scientific" name of the red fox. Microtus xanthognathus is the
yellow-cheeked vole, to give you a v and an x. Family Viverridae are
the civets and genets. Order Xenarthra are the Edentate families.

If vertebrae, I don't think there are any vertebrae named that start
with v or x (at least in humans). The ones (or at least the vertebral
structures) that do have names are the atlas, axis, sacrum, and
coccyx. The other vertebrae are distinguished by the region (cervical,
thoracic, or lumbar) and number. For example, the third thoracic
vertebrae can be referred to as T3.