Hyperoartia

E702543

Hyperoartia is a superclass of jawless, eel-like vertebrates that includes the lampreys, characterized by their toothed, funnel-like sucking mouths and primitive skeletal structures.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hyperoartia canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf taxonomic clade ⓘ
vertebrate superclass ⓘ
characterizedBy eel-like body form ⓘ
jawless condition ⓘ
primitive skeletal structures ⓘ
toothed funnel-like sucking mouth ⓘ
containsOrder Petromyzontiformes ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Gnathostomata ⓘ
formsCyclostomesWith Myxini ⓘ
linked to: Myxiniformes
hasBodyCovering scaleless skin ⓘ
hasBodyPlan elongated cylindrical body ⓘ
hasCirculatorySystem closed circulatory system ⓘ
hasCommonName hyperoartians ⓘ
hasEndoskeleton cartilage-based endoskeleton ⓘ
hasEyeType well-developed lateral eyes in adults ⓘ
hasFeedingMode parasitic in many lamprey species ⓘ
hasFossilRecord Paleozoic ⓘ
linked to: Paleozoic Era
hasGillOpenings multiple lateral gill pores ⓘ
hasHabitat freshwater environments ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ
hasLarvalStage ammocoete larvae in lampreys ⓘ
hasLifeHistoryTrait often anadromous in lampreys ⓘ
hasLivingRepresentatives Petromyzontiformes ⓘ
hasMouthPosition ventral oral disc ⓘ
hasNervousSystem dorsal nerve cord ⓘ
hasReproduction oviparous ⓘ
hasRespiration gills ⓘ
hasSensoryStructure single median nostril ⓘ
hasSkeleton cartilaginous skeleton ⓘ
hasSkeletonType notochord-based axial support ⓘ
hasTeethType keratinous teeth on oral disc ⓘ
includes lampreys ⓘ
infraphylum Agnatha ⓘ
isA group of cyclostomes ⓘ
group of jawless vertebrates ⓘ
isExtant true ⓘ
isJawlessVertebrateGroup true ⓘ
isMorePrimitiveThan Gnathostomata ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lacks paired fins in most species ⓘ
true jaws ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Myxini ⓘ
linked to: Myxiniformes
studiedIn vertebrate evolution ⓘ
subphylum Vertebrata ⓘ
taxonomicRank superclass ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Entosphenus → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Petromyzontidae → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Lethenteron → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Mordacia → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Petromyzon → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Lampetra → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Petromyzontiformes → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ
Ichthyomyzon → class → Hyperoartia ⓘ