Gnathostomata

Translingual

Chimaera monstrosa (Vertebrata)

Clypeaster reticulatus (Euechinoidea)
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + -ata.

Proper noun

Gnathostomata

1. A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Vertebrata – those vertebrates that have jaws.
2. A taxonomic superorder within the class Echinoidea – some sea urchins, including the sand dollars.

Hypernyms

• (infraphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; (Eumetazoa - subkingdom;) Bilateria - subkingdom; (Nephrozoa - clade) Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata  - phylum (≈ Chordata Craniata - clade); Vertebrata - subphylum
• (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Deuterostomia – superphylum; Echinodermata – phylum; Echinozoa - subphylum; Echinoidea - class

Hyponyms

• (infraphylum): Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapoda - superclasses, Ikhthues
• (superorder): Clypeasteroida, Holectypoida - orders

Coordinate terms

• (infraphylum): Agnatha

References

• (infraphylum):
  • Gnathostomata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Gnathostomata (Vertebrata) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• (superorder):
  • Gnathostomata (echinoid) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Gnathostomata (Euechinoidea) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies