Nomenclature: Vertebrate Tree Flashcards
sauropsids
clade of amniotes:
reptiles and birds
synapsids
clade of amniotes: mammals
Neoselachii
Selachii
chondrichtyes taxonomic group: sharks
Holocephali
chondrichtyes taxonomic group: ratfishes and chimeras
Actinopterygii
Ray - wing
Taxonomic group of osteichtyes: ray-finned fishes
Sarcopterygii
Taxonomic group of osteichtyes: lobe-finned fishes
Osteichtyes
chondrichtyes taxonomic group: bony fish
Myxiniformes
taxonomic group of non-amniotes: Hagfishes
Petromyzontiformes
taxonomic group of non-amniotes: Lampreys
Chondrichthyes
taxonomic group of non-amniotes: sharks, rays, and ratfishes
Neopterygii
taxonomic group of actinopterygians: ray-finned fish
monophyletic
Chondrostei
taxonomic group of actinopterygians: sturgeons and paddlefish
Cladistia
taxonomic group of actinopterygians: polypterids
Holostei
Neopterygii lineage: gars and bowfins
Teleostei
Neopterygii lineage: most fish (swordfish, goldfish, trout)
Urodela, Anura, and Gymnophiona
groups of amphibian vertebrates: Salamanders, frogs, and caecillians
metazoans
kingdom that includes chordata
Bilateria
group that contains the derived phyla
Protostomia
division of bilateria
Deuterostomia
division of bilateria
Chordata
deuterostome phyla
echinodermata
deuterostome phyla
hemichordata
deuterostome phyla
olfactores
sister group/taxon comprised of tunicates and vertebrates
Testudines
lineage of sauropsids
turtle
Lepidosauria
lineage of sauropsids
tuatara, lizards. and snakes
Crocodylia
lineage of sauropsids
crocodiles
Aves
lineage of sauropsids
birds
