Gnathostomata

Translingual

Chimaera monstrosa (Vertebrata)

Clypeaster reticulatus (Euechinoidea)
upper side (left) and underside

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + Latin -ata, neutral plural of suffix -atus, equivalent to -ate.

Proper noun

Gnathostomata

A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Vertebrata – those vertebrates that have jaws.[1]
A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Euechinoidea – 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[1]

Hyponyms

(infraphylum): Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii, Tetrapoda - superclasses[1]
(superorder): Clypeasteroida, Holectypoida - orders

Coordinate terms

(infraphylum): Agnatha[1]

References

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

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

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