Elasmobranchii (subclass)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Chondrichthyes (class)
Descripción
Members of one of the two subclasses of cartilaginous fishes that includes great white sharks and the extinct megalodon, distinguished from the other subclass, Holocephali, by having no swim bladders, five to seven pairs of gill clefts opening individually to the exterior, rigid dorsal fins, and small placid scales.
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Otros términos
- 板鰓亞綱 (亞綱) [zh]
- bǎn sāi yǎ gāng [zh]
- ban sai ya gang [zh]
- pan sai ya kang [zh]
- elasmobranchs [en]
- elasmobranch [en]
- elasmobranchians [en]
- elasmobranchiates [en]