Sphenodontidae

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sphenodon +‎ -idae

Proper noun[edit]

Sphenodontidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Rhynchocephalia – the tuatara, and extinct close related genera.

Hypernyms[edit]

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Rhynchocephalia - subclass; Sphenodontida - order[1]

Hyponyms[edit]

(family): Sphenodon - sole accepted extant genus

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
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