Elasmobranchii
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Proper noun
editElasmobranchii
- The sharks, rays and skates
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes.
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Chondrichthyes.[1]
Hypernyms
edit- (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Chondrichthyes - superclass[1]
Hyponyms
edit- (class): Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks), Heterodontiformes (bullhead sharks, etc), Hexanchiformes, Lamniformes (mackerel sharks), Myliobatiformes (stingrays etc), Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks), Pristiformes (sawfishes), Pristiophoriformes (sawsharks), Rajiformes (rays and skates), Squaliformes (dogfish sharks), Squatiniformes (angel sharks), Torpediniformes (electric rays) - orders[1]
References
edit- Elasmobranchii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Elasmobranchii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Elasmobranchii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons