Actinopteri

Translingual

Etymology

(See Actinopterygii, which has the same etymology.)

Proper noun

Actinopteri

1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Chordata.

Usage notes

• Some authors assign the taxon the rank of subclass or infraclass.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (clade): Chondrostei (sturgeons, etc) – class; Neopterygii (most modern fish) – subclass

Coordinate terms

• (clade): Cladistei (=Cladistia, bichirs) – class

References

• Actinopteri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Actinopteri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Actinopteri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Actinopteri at World Register of Marine Species
• Actinopteri at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Actinopteri”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026