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Animal Phylums & Classes: Chordates, Echinoderms, Vertebrates, Quizzes of Biology

Definitions and major characteristics of various phylums, subphylums, classes, and clades within the chordate, echinoderm, and vertebrate groups. It covers animals such as skate/ray, shark, lamprey, hagfish, tunicate, lancelet, sea star, brittle star, sea urchin, sand dollar, sea biscuit, feather star, sea cucumber, weasel, snake, horned lizard, alligator, flicker, warbler, sea horse, lungfish, salamander, toad, frog, and parthenogenic forms. Students can use this information for biology studies, exam preparation, or as a reference.

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TERM 1
Common Name: Skate/Ray
Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Class
DEFINITION 1
Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Chondrichthyes
TERM 2
Common Name: Shark
Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Class
DEFINITION 2
Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Chondrichthyes
TERM 3
4 Major characteristics of class
"Chondrichthyes"
DEFINITION 3
1.Gnathostome (jaws) 2. Paired appendages 3. Scales 4.
Cartilaginous endoskeleton
TERM 4
Common Name: Lamprey
Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Class
DEFINITION 4
Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Petromyzontida
TERM 5
2 major characteristics of the subphylum
"Vertebrata"
DEFINITION 5
1. Head 2. Vertebrate
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Common Name: Skate/Ray

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Class

Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Chondrichthyes TERM 2

Common Name: Shark

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Class

DEFINITION 2 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Chondrichthyes TERM 3

4 Major characteristics of class

"Chondrichthyes"

DEFINITION 3 1.Gnathostome (jaws) 2. Paired appendages 3. Scales 4. Cartilaginous endoskeleton TERM 4

Common Name: Lamprey

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Class

DEFINITION 4 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Petromyzontida TERM 5

2 major characteristics of the subphylum

"Vertebrata"

DEFINITION 5

  1. Head 2. Vertebrate

4 major characteristics of the class

"Petromyzontida"

  1. No jaws 2. No paired appendages 3. No scales 4. Cartilaginous endoskeleton TERM 7

Common Name: Hagfish Phylum/Clade/Class

DEFINITION 7 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Class: Myxini TERM 8

1 major characteristic of the clade "Craniata"

DEFINITION 8

  1. Head TERM 9

5 major characteristics of the class

"Myxini"

DEFINITION 9

  1. Invertebrate 2. No jaws 3. No paired appendages 4. No scales 5. Cartilaginous endoskeleton TERM 10

Common Name: Tunicate (sea squirt)

Phylum/Subphylum

DEFINITION 10 Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Urochordata

Common Name: Brittle Star Phylum/Class

Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea TERM 17

4 major characteristics of the class

"Ophiuroidea"

DEFINITION 17

  1. Five slender arms radiating from a central disk 2. Tube feet 3. Spines 4. CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) plates TERM 18

Common Name: Sea urchin Phylum/Class

DEFINITION 18 Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea TERM 19

5 major characteristics of the class

"Echinoidea"

DEFINITION 19

  1. Spherical/disk-shaped 2. No arms 3. Tube feet 4. Spines 5. CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) plates TERM 20

Common Name: Sand dollar Phylum/Class

DEFINITION 20 Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea

Common Name: Sea biscuit Phylum/Class

Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea TERM 22

Common Name: Feather star Phylum/Class

DEFINITION 22 Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea TERM 23

5 major characteristics of the class

"Crinoidea"

DEFINITION 23

  1. Flower-shaped 2. Five feathery arms 3. Tube feet 4. Spines
  2. No CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) plates TERM 24

Common Name: Sea cucumber Phylum/Class

DEFINITION 24 Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Holothuroidea TERM 25

5 major characteristics of the class

"Holothuroidea"

DEFINITION 25

  1. Cucumber-shaped 2. No arms 3. Tube feet 4. No spines 5. No/reduced CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate) plates

Common Name: Alligator

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Clade/Class

Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Clade: Osteichthyes Class: Reptilia TERM 32

Common Name: Flicker

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Clade/Class

DEFINITION 32 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Clade: Osteichthyes Class: Aves TERM 33

5 major characteristics of the class "Aves"

DEFINITION 33

  1. Gnathostome 2. Tetrapod (modified) 3. Feathers 4. Amniotic egg 5. Internal fertilization TERM 34

Common Name: Warbler

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Clade/Class

DEFINITION 34 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Clade: Osteichthyes Class: Aves TERM 35

Common Name: Sea horse

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Clade/Class

DEFINITION 35 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Clade: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii

Common Name: Lungfish

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Clade/Class

Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Clade: Osteichthyes Class: Sarcopterygii TERM 37

2 major characteristics of the class

"Sarcopterygii"

DEFINITION 37

  1. Gnathostome 2. Use of lungs TERM 38

Common Name: Salamander

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Class

DEFINITION 38 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Amphibia TERM 39

Common Name: Toad

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Clade/Class

DEFINITION 39 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Clade: Osteichthyes Class: Amphibia TERM 40

Common Name: Frog

Phylum/Clade/Subphylum/Clade/Class

DEFINITION 40 Phylum: Chordata Clade: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Clade: Osteichthyes Class: Amphibia