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Chordata

Phylum

Animals that possess, at some stage of development, a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord and pharyngeal slits; in vertebrates the notochord is replaced by a backbone. Chordata includes every fish, amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal, along with the less familiar sea squirts and lancelets that retain the phylum's ancestral body plan.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
65,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Scientific Name
Chordata 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Animalia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Actinopterygii, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Amphibia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Aves, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Cyclostomata, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Lancelet, Species
Source Wikidata: Lancelet
Mammalia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Reptilia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Sea Squirt, Species
Source Wikidata: Ascidiacea
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ10915, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Chordata
Wikidata Q10915, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Ascidiacea
Parent Taxon Of: Sea Squirt, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Lancelet
Parent Taxon Of: Lancelet, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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