Actinopteri

Translingual

Etymology

(See Actinopterygii, which has the same etymology.)

Proper noun

Actinopteri

1. A taxonomic clade within the superclass Actinopterygii.

Usage notes

• Some authors assign the taxon the rank of class or infraclass.

Hypernyms

• (clade): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - Megaclass; Actinopterygii - superclass

Hyponyms

• (clade): Chondrostei (sturgeons, etc) - class; Neopterygii (most modern fish) - clade

Coordinate terms

• (clade): Cladistei (=Cladistia, bichirs) - class

References

• Actinopteri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Actinopteri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Actinopteri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Actinopteri at World Register of Marine Species
• Actinopteri at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Actinopteri at Paleobiology Database