Australosphenida
Translingual
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Etymology
Proposed 2001. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Australosphenida
- A taxonomic clade within the class Mammalia – the monotremes and certain extinct species.
Usage notes
This clade was left unranked by the proposers, who do not apply Linnaean hierarchy. It was arguably defined only in order to contain Monotremata and Ausktribosphenida.
Hyponyms
- (clade): Ausktribosphenida (only extinct species), Monotremata (orders)
Further reading
Australosphenida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Australosphenida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Australosphenida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons