Subphylum (Noun)
Meaning
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The subphylum Vertebrata is a division of the phylum Chordata, consisting of animals that have a backbone or spinal column.
- Echinodermata is a phylum of marine animals that is subdivided into the subphylum Asterozoa, Ophiurozoa, and others.
- The subphylum Urochordata is a subphylum within the phylum Chordata, containing the tunicates, which are marine animals.
- The taxonomic classification of sponges belongs to the subphylum Porifera within the phylum Porifera's former phylum classification, Metazoa or Animalia, has undergone revisions over time.
- The subphylum Tetrapodomorpha is a group of four-limbed vertebrates that are descendants of a group of fish-like animals.