Sarcopterygii
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fin”)
Proper noun
Sarcopterygii
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Osteichthyes – the lungfish, coelacanths, all Tetrapoda, and their extinct relatives.
- A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Chordata.[1]
- (historical) A taxonomic class including only the lungfish, coelacanths, and extinct relatives.
Hypernyms
- (class): Chordata - phylum; Chordata Craniata - clade; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass
- (superclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum[1]
Hyponyms
- (class): Coelacanthimorpha - coelacanths; Rhipidistia - lungfish etc; Dipnoi, †Onychodontida, †Porolepiformes, Tetrapodomorpha - subclasses
- (superclass): Coelacanthi (coelacanths etc), Dipnoi (lungfishes etc) - classes[1]
Coordinate terms
- (superclass): Actinopterygii, Chondrichthyes, Tetrapoda[1]
Translations
taxonomic class including lungfish, coelacanths and Tetrapoda
taxonomic class including lungfish and coelacanths
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References
- Sarcopterygii on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sarcopterygii at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Sarcopterygii at Encyclopedia of Life
- Sarcopterygii at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Sarcopterygii at World Register of Marine Species
- Sarcopterygii at Fossilworks
- 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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