Archaeognatha
Translingual
Archaeognatha sp. from family Meinertellidae
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).
Proper noun
Archaeognatha
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Monocondylia – the jumping bristletails.[1]
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class[1]
Hyponyms
- (order): Machilidae, Meinertellidae (families)[1]
- (subclass): Zygentoma - order
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
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