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Gnathostomata
Gnathostomata
Translingual
Proper noun
Gnathostomata
- A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Vertebrata – those vertebrates that have jaws.
- A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Euechinoidea – some sea urchins, including the sand dollars.
Hypernyms
- (infraphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; (Eumetazoa - subkingdom;) Bilateria - subkingdom; (Nephrozoa - clades;) Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum (≈ Chordata Craniata - clade); Vertebrata - subphylum
Hyponyms
- (infraphylum): Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapoda - superclasses
- (superorder): Clypeasteroida, Holectypoida - orders
Coordinate terms
- (infraphylum): Agnatha
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521