Animal Classification

Phylum: Porifera (Pori-pores; Feron-bearing)
Phylum: Cnidaria
Phylum: Ctenophora
Phylum: Platyhelminthes (platy -flat, helminth -worms)
Phylum: Aschelminthes (ascus-sac, helminth-worm) / Nemathelminthes (NEMA-thread)
Phylum: Annelida (Annulus: Ring)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Atheros: Joint, Podos: leg)
Phylum: Mollusca (Mollis: soft)
Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinus - Spines, derma - skin)
Phylum: Hemichordata (Hemi: Half, Chordata: Rod)
Phylum: Chordata
a) Subphylum: Urochordata or Tunicata
b) Subphylum: Cephalochordata
c) Subphylum: Vertebrata -
1. Division: A Gnathostomata
2. Division: Gnathostomata
i) Superclass: Pisces
- Class Chondrichthyes: (chondron: cartilage, ichthyes: fish)
- Class: Osteichthyes (Osteon: bone, ichthyes: fish)
ii) Superclass: Tetrapod
- Class: Amphibia (Amphi: both, bias: life)
- Class: Reptilia (Repere: to creep or to crawl)
- Class: Aves (Avis: bird)
- Class: Mammalia (mammae: breasts, nipples)

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