Selachimorpha
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “cartilaginous fish, sharks and rays”) + -morpha
Proper noun
Selachimorpha
- A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Elasmobranchii – sharks; synonym of Selachii.
Hypernyms
- (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Elasmobranchii – subclass
Hyponyms
- (superorder): Hexanchiformes, Squaliformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squatiniformes, Heterodontiformes, Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes, Lamniformes – orders
Derived terms
References
- Selachimorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Selachimorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Selachimorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons