Selachimorpha

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “cartilaginous fish, sharks and rays”) +‎ -morpha

Proper noun

Selachimorpha

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Elasmobranchii – the sharks.

Hypernyms

(superorder): Animalia - kingdom; Eumetazoa - subkingdom; Bilateria, Nephrozoa, Deuterostomia - clades; Chordata - phylum; Chordata Craniata - clade; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass

Hyponyms

(superorder): Hexanchiformes, Squaliformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squatiniformes, Heterodontiformes, Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes, Lamniformes - orders

References

Selachimorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Selachimorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Selachimorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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