Arthrodira

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + δειρή (deirḗ, “throat”).

Proper noun

†Arthrodira

1. A taxonomic order within the class Placodermi – certain extinct armored, jawed fishes.
   • 2004, Angelo Mojetta, Sharks‎^[1] (in English), page 14:

     As a result of these characteristics, the number of Placoderms rapidly increased, and they were differentiated into various evolutionary branches, the major ones being the Arthrodira and Antiarchi.

Synonyms

• (order): Arthrodiriformes

Hypernyms

• (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; †Placodermi - class

Hyponyms

• (order):

References

• Arthrodira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arthrodiriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Arthrodira on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arthrodiriformes at Paleobiology Database