Div 2 Unit 3 Common Names

Phylum Echinodermata

Echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)

Order Asteroidea

Sea stars (starfish)

Order Holothuroidea

Sea cucumbers

Order Echinoidea

Sea urchins and sand dollars

Phylum Chordata

Chordates (animals with a notochord)

Subphylum Urochordata

Tunicates / sea squirts

Subphylum Cephalochordata

Lancelets

Subphylum Craniata

Craniates (chordates with a skull)

Agnatha

Jawless fish

Cyclostomata

Living jawless fish (lampreys and hagfish)

Gnathostomes

Jawed vertebrates

Class Chondrichthyes

Cartilaginous fish (sharks and rays)

Superclass Osteichthyes

Bony fish

Class Actinopterygii

Ray-finned fish

Class Sarcopterygii

Lobe-finned fish

Infraclass Teleostei

Modern ray-finned fish (teleosts)

Superorder Elopomorpha

Eels and tarpons

Superorder Osteoglossomorpha

Bony-tongued fish (arowanas)

Superorder Otocephala

Herrings and carps

Order Cypriniformes

Minnows and carps

Order Salmoniformes

Salmon and trout

Order Perciformes

Perch-like fish

Class Amphibia

Amphibians

Order Anura

Frogs and toads

Order Caudata

Salamanders and newts

Order Gymnophiona

Caecilians (limbless amphibians)

Class Reptilia

Reptiles

Anapsida

Ancestral reptiles with no temporal openings

Diapsida

Reptiles with two temporal openings (lizards, snakes, crocs, birds)

Synapsida

Mammal-like reptiles and mammals

Order Testudines

Turtles and tortoises

Order Rhynchocephalia

Tuataras

Order Squamata

Lizards and snakes

Order Crocodilia

Crocodiles and alligators

Class Aves

Birds

Infraclass Paleognatha

Flightless birds (ostrich, emu, kiwi)

Infraclass Neognathae

Modern flying birds

Neoaves

Most modern birds

Order Galliformes

Landfowl (chickens, turkeys)

Order Anseriformes

Waterfowl (ducks, geese)

Order Gaviiformes

Loons

Order Charadriiformes

Shorebirds and gulls

Order Pelicaniformes

Pelicans and herons

Order Accipitriformes

Hawks and eagles

Order Falconiformes

Falcons

Order Strigiformes

Owls

Order Piciformes

Woodpeckers and toucans

Order Passeriformes

Perching birds (songbirds)

Order Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars and hummingbirds

Class Mammalia

Mammals

Order Monotremata

Egg-laying mammals (platypus, echidna)

Infraclass Marsupialia

Marsupials (kangaroos, opossums)

Infraclass Eutheria

Placental mammals

Superorder Afrotheria

African-origin mammals (elephants, manatees, aardvarks)

Order Sirenia

Manatees and dugongs

Superorder Xenarthra

Anteaters, sloths, and armadillos

Superorder Laurasiatheria

Diverse northern mammals (carnivores, ungulates, bats)

Order Chiroptera

Bats

Order Artiodactyla

Even-toed ungulates (incl. whales/cetaceans)

Order Perissodactyla

Odd-toed ungulates (horses, rhinos)

Order Pholidota

Pangolins

Order Carnivora

Carnivorans (cats, dogs, bears)

Suborder Feliformia

Cat-like carnivorans

Suborder Caniformia

Dog-like carnivorans

Superorder Euarchontoglires

Primates, rodents, and rabbits

Order Primates

Monkeys, apes, and humans

Order Lagomorpha

Rabbits and hares

Order Rodentia

Rodents

Order Eulipotyphla

Shrews, hedgehogs, and moles