List of chordate orders

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Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus

This article contains a list of all of the

Chordata
.

Subphylum
Cephalochordata

Class
Leptocardii
: Lancelets

Lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum
  • Order
    Amphioxiformes

Family Pikaiidae †

Olfactores (unranked)

Subphylum
Tunicata

Class Ascidiacea: Ascideans and sessile tunicates

Chelyosoma macleayanum

Class Thaliacea: Pelagic tunicates

  • Order Doliolida
  • Order
    Pyrosomida
  • Order
    Salpida
    : salps

Class
Appendicularia
: Solitary, free-swimming tunicates

  • Order
    Copelata

Subphylum Vertebrates

Infraphylum
Cyclostomata, Superclass Agnatha
: Paraphyletic jawless vertebrates

Class
Myxini
: Hagfish
  • Order Myxiniformes
      • Family Myxinidae
Class
Hyperoartia
: Lampreys and their † kin
  • Order
    Petromyzontiformes

Infraphylum Gnathostomata: Jawed vertebrates

Bothriolepis canadensis
Class
Placodermi
Class Chondrichthyes: Cartilaginous fish
Dogfish shark
Pristiophorus japonicus
Class Acanthodii
Acanthodes
Superclass Osteichthyes: Bony fish
Class Actinopterygii: Ray-finned fish
Atlantic sturgeon
  • Order
    Asarotiformes
  • Order Discordichthyiformes †
  • Order Paphosisciformes †
  • Order Scanilepiformes †
  • Order
    Cheirolepidiformes
  • Order Paramblypteriformes †
  • Order Rhadinichthyiformes †
  • Order Palaeonisciformes †
  • Order Tarrasiiformes †
  • Order Pachycormiformes
  • Order Ptycholepiformes †
  • Order Redfieldiiformes †
  • Order Haplolepidiformes †
  • Order Aeduelliformes †
  • Order Platysomiformes †
  • Order Dorypteriformes †
  • Order Eurynotiformes †
Subclass
Cladistii
  • Order
    Polypteriformes
Subclass Chondrostei
  • Order
    paddlefishes
Subclass Neopterygii
Lepisosteus oculatus
Eurypharynx pelecanoides
Argyropelecus aculeatus
Class Sarcopterygii: Lobe-finned fish
West Indian Ocean coelacanth
  • Subclass
    Actinistia
    (coelacanths)
    • Order
      Coelacanthiformes
      , the coelacanth
  • Subclass
    Dipnoi
    (lungfish)
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class
Amphibia
: Amphibians
  • Order
    Urodela
    or Caudata (salamanders)
  • Order Anura (frogs and toads)
  • Order
    Gymnophiona
    or Apoda (caecilians)
Class Reptilia: Reptiles
Saltwater crocodile
Class
Aves
: Birds
Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome), a flightless bird
  • Subclass
    Neornithes
  • Infraclass Palaeognathae
  • Infraclass Neognathae
    • Superorder
      Galloanserae
      (fowl)
    • Superorder Neoaves
      • Order
        Sphenisciformes
        , penguins
      • Order Gaviiformes, loons
      • Order
        Podicipediformes
        , grebes
      • Order Procellariiformes, albatrosses, petrels, and allies
      • Order Pelecaniformes, pelicans and allies
      • Order
        Ciconiiformes
        , storks and allies
      • Order Phoenicopteriformes, flamingos
      • Order Accipitriformes, eagles, hawks and allies (taxonomists have traditionally placed these groups in the Falconiformes)
      • Order Falconiformes, falcons
      • Order
        Opisthocomiformes
        , hoatzin (this enigmatic bird was traditionally treated as a family within either the Galliformes or Cuculiformes)
      • Order Gruiformes, cranes and allies
      • Order Charadriiformes, plovers and allies
      • Order
        Pterocliformes
        , sandgrouse (this enigmatic group was traditionally treated as a family in any of three different orders: Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, and Columbiformes)
      • Order
        Columbiformes
        , doves and pigeons
      • Order
        Psittaciformes
        , parrots and allies
      • Order
        Cuculiformes
        , cuckoos
      • Order
        Strigiformes
        , owls
      • Order
        Caprimulgiformes
        , nightjars and allies
      • Order Apodiformes, swifts
      • Order
        Coliiformes
        , mousebirds
      • Order
        Trogoniformes
        , trogons
      • Order Coraciiformes, kingfishers
      • Order Piciformes, woodpeckers and allies
      • Order Passeriformes, passerines
Class Mammalia: Mammals

See also

References

  1. Gobiesociformes is placed as the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Perciformes
    .
  2. Gasterosteiformes
    .