Elasmobranchii
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Proper noun
Elasmobranchii
- The sharks, rays and skates
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes.
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Chondrichthyes.[1]
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Chondrichthyes - superclass[1]
Hyponyms
- (class): Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (bullhead sharks, etc), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., Lamniformes (mackerel sharks), Myliobatiformes (stingrays etc), Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks), Pristiformes (sawfishes), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (sawsharks), Rajiformes (rays and skates), Squaliformes (dogfish sharks), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (angel sharks), Torpediniformes (electric rays) - orders[1]
References
Elasmobranchii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Elasmobranchii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Elasmobranchii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
