Amphioxiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Amphioxus ("syn. of Branchiostoma") +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Amphioxiformes

1. A taxonomic order within the subphylum Cephalochordata – the amphioxi or lancelets.

Hypernyms

• (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Cephalochordata - subphylum; Leptocardia (syn. Leptocardii) - class

Hyponyms

• (order): Branchiostomatidae, Asymmetronidae - families

References

• Amphioxiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leptocardia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Amphioxiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Leptocardii at World Register of Marine Species
• Amphioxiformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Chordata at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Amphioxiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• 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. PMID 25923521, →DOI