Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata

fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals

• phylum — (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

• fish family — any of various families of fish
• fish genus — any of various genus of fish
• vertebrate, craniate — animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
• Amniota — higher vertebrates (reptiles; birds; mammals) possessing an amnion during development
• Agnatha, superclass Agnatha — superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
• Gnathostomata, superclass Gnathostomata — comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws
• Placodermi, class Placodermi — extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
• Chondrichthyes, class Chondrichthyes — cartilaginous fishes
• Aves, class Aves — birds
• bird family — a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
• bird genus — a genus of birds
• Amphibia, class Amphibia — frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians
• amphibian family — any family of amphibians
• amphibian genus — any genus of amphibians
• reptile family — a family of reptiles
• reptile genus — a genus of reptiles
• Reptilia, class Reptilia — class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
• Mammalia, class Mammalia — warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female
• mammal family — a family of mammals
• mammal genus — a genus of mammals
• Pisces — a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically
• Osteichthyes, class Osteichthyes — a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage

• Chordata, phylum Chordata — comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord