Transcript chordate taxonomy flowchart information

Wakefield
2011-2012
Sub-Phylum Urochordata
(means tail-cord)
 Tunicates
 Sea Squirts
Sub-Phylum Cephalochordata
(means head-cord)
 Lancets
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Super-Class Agnatha – means
“without jaws”
 Class – Myxini - (Hagfish)
 Means “slime”
 Class – Cephalospidmorphi (Lampreys)
 Means “head shield “
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Myxini
 Hagfish or slime hags
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Cephalospidmorphi
 Lampreys
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Super-Class Gnathostomata
 Means “jawed mouth”
 Class Chondrichthyes
 Class Actinopterygii
 Part of Osteichthyes
 Class Sarcopterygii
 Part of Osteichthyes
 Class Amphibia
 Class Reptilia
 Class Aves
 Class Mammalia
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Chondrichthyes
 Cartilaginous Fish
 Sharks, Skates, Rays, Chimaeras
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Actinopterygii
 (Part of Osteichthyes – bony fish)
 Ray Finned Fish
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Sarcopterygii
 (Part of Osteichthyes – bony fish)
 Lobe Finned Fish
 Example - Coelacanth
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Amphibia
 Means “Double Life”
 Examples  Frogs, Toads & Salamanders
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Reptilia
 Means “To Creep”
 Examples –
 Turtles, Lizards, Snakes, Alligators, Crocodiles
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Aves
 Means “To Fly”
 Examples –
 Birds
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
 Class Mammalia
 Means “Breast Animal”