subphylum Vertebrata

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subphylum Vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammalsCraniata, subphylum Craniata, Vertebratafish family - any of various families of fishfish genus - any of various genus of fishChordata, phylum Chordata - comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochordcraniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or craniumAmniota - higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during developmentAgnatha, superclass Agnatha - superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct formsGnathostomata, superclass Gnathostomata - comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jawsclass Placodermi, Placodermi - extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jawsChondrichthyes, class Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fishesAves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birdsbird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsbird genus - a genus of birdsamphibia, class Amphibia - the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caeciliansamphibian family - any family of amphibiansamphibian genus - any genus of amphibiansreptile family - a family of reptilesreptile genus - a genus of reptilesclass Reptilia, Reptilia - class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animalsclass Mammalia, Mammalia - warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the femalemammal family - a family of mammalsmammal genus - a genus of mammalsPisces - a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technicallyChannidae, class Channidae - snakeheadsclass Osteichthyes, Osteichthyes - a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilagephylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes