Arthrodira

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + δειρή (deirḗ, “throat”).

Proper noun

†Arthrodira

A taxonomic order within the class Placodermi – certain extinct armored, jawed fishes.
- 2004, Angelo Mojetta, Sharks‎ (in English), page 14:
  As a result of these characteristics, the number of Placoderms rapidly increased, and they were differentiated into various evolutionary branches, the major ones being the Arthrodira and Antiarchi.

Synonyms

(order): Arthrodiriformes

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; †Placodermi - class

Hyponyms

(order):

References

Arthrodira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arthrodiriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Arthrodira on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Arthrodiriformes at Paleobiology Database

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