Sphenodontidae

Translingual

Etymology

Sphenodon +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Sphenodontidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Rhynchocephalia – the tuatara, and extinct close related genera.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Rhynchocephalia - subclass; Sphenodontida - order[1]

Hyponyms

(family): Sphenodon - sole accepted extant genus

References
  1. 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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