Holostei

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Holostei

1. Bony fish with primitive characteristics; the bowfin and the gars
   1. A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Neopterygii.
   2. A taxonomic class within the superclass Actinopterygii.

Usage notes

• A paraphyletic group, likely to be reclassified.

Hypernyms

• (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum, Gnathostomata - infraphylum, Osteichthyes - superclass, Actinopterygii - class, Neopterygii - subclass
• (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass

Hyponyms

• (infraclass): Amiiformes, Lepisosteiformes; †Macrosemiiformes, †Semionotiformes - orders

Coordinate terms

• (class): Chondrostei, Cladistei (=Cladistia), Teleostei - classes in Actinopterygii

References

• Holostei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Holostei on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Holostei on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Holostei at World Register of Marine Species