Sarcopterygii

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fin”).

Proper noun

Sarcopterygii

1. Lungfish, coelacanths, all Tetrapoda, and their extinct relatives
   1. A taxonomic class within the superclass Osteichthyes.
   2. A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Chordata.
2. (historical) A taxonomic class including only the lungfish, coelacanths, and extinct relatives.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (class): Coelacanthimorpha - coelacanths; Rhipidistia - lungfish etc; Dipnoi, †Onychodontida, †Porolepiformes, Tetrapodomorpha - subclasses
• (superclass): Coelacanthi (coelacanths etc), Dipnoi (lungfishes etc) - classes

Coordinate terms

• (superclass): Actinopterygii, Chondrichthyes, Tetrapoda

Translations

taxonomic class including lungfish, coelacanths and Tetrapoda

taxonomic class including lungfish and coelacanths

• Finnish: varsieväiset (fi) pl

References

• Sarcopterygii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sarcopterygii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sarcopterygii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sarcopterygii at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Sarcopterygii at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Sarcopterygii at Encyclopedia of Life
• Sarcopterygii at World Register of Marine Species
• Sarcopterygii at Paleobiology Database
• Sarcopterygii at the Tree of Life Web Project