Sphenisciformes

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TranslingualEdit

EtymologyEdit

Spheniscus +‎ -iformes

Proper nounEdit

Sphenisciformes

1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the penguins.

HypernymsEdit

• (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

HyponymsEdit

• (order): Spheniscidae - sole family

ReferencesEdit

• Sphenisciformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sphenisciformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sphenisciformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• 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