Detailed Classification of Craniata

(Craniate Taxa for ZO 150 - only bolded names are required.)

     subgroup Deuterostomia

       phylum Chordata

          subphylum Craniata

• class Myxini (hagfishes)
  

(taxa below this level are Vertebrata)


• class Cephalaspidomorphi (lampreys)

(taxa below this level are Gnathostoma - jawed vertebrates)
 
• class Chondrichthyes (sharks and other cartilaginous fishes)
 
• class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

• class Actinistia ("living fossil" coelacanth, or lobe-finned fishes; formerly called Crossopterygii)
 
• class Dipnoi (or Dipneusti; lungfishes)
  

phylogenetic group Tetrapoda (tetrapods)

• class Amphibia
• order Anura
• order Caudata

• class Diapsida

• ichthyosaurs
• plesiosaurs
 

           subclass Lepidosauria
• order Squamata
• suborder Lacertilia
• suborder Serpentes


• order Sphenodonta
(check with your instructor to determine whether this order is required)
 

   subclass uncertain (formerly placd in group Anapsida)
order Chelonia (also called Testudines)

   subclass Archosauria

• order Crocodilia
• orders of dinosaurs  (bird-hipped and lizard-hipped; common name only)
• order of pterosaurs
• order Aves

 
• class Mammalia

 subclass of oviparous mammals
• order Monotremata

 
 subclass of viviparous mammals
   infraclass of marsupial mammals
• order Marsupialia (sometimes divided into several orders)

 
   infraclass of placental mammals
(check with your instructor for the orders of placental mammals that are required in your semester for lecture and/or lab)
• order Artiodactyla (pigs, deer, moose, cattle, goats, camels, antelopes, sheep, etc.)
• order Carnivora (cats, canines, raccoons, bears, etc.)
  
• order Cetacea (whales and porpoises)
  
• order Chiroptera (bats)
  
• order Edentata (armadillos, sloths, anteaters, etc.)
  
• order Insectivora (moles, shrews, hedgehogs, etc.)
  
• order Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, etc.)
• order Perissodactyla (horses, zebras, rhinoceroses, tapirs, etc.)
  
• order Primates (lemurs, monkey, apes, etc.)
• order Rodentia (rodents - mice, beavers, porcupines, squirrels, etc.)

 
Detailed Phylogenetic Organization of Primates

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