Actinopteri

Translingual

Etymology

(See Actinopterygii, which has the same etymology.)

Proper noun

Actinopteri

A taxonomic clade within the superclass Actinopterygii.

Usage notes

Some authors assign the taxon the rank of class or infraclass.

Hypernyms

(clade): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - Megaclass; Actinopterygii - superclass

Hyponyms

(clade): Chondrostei (sturgeons, etc) - class; Neopterygii (most modern fish) - clade

Coordinate terms

(clade): Cladistei (=Cladistia, bichirs) - class

References

Actinopteri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Actinopteri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Actinopteri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Actinopteri at World Register of Marine Species
Actinopteri at Encyclopedia of Life
Actinopteri at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Actinopteri at Paleobiology Database

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