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List of chordate orders



This is a list of biological orders in the scientific classification of chordates.

this is a work-in-progress: please use the same layout as the entries below for new additions

Contents

Phylum Chordata

Class Acanthodii - extinct

Class Actinistia (coelacanths)

Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)

Class Amphibia (amphibians)

  • Urodela or Caudata (salamanders)
  • Anura (frogs and toads)
  • Gymnophiona or Apoda (caecilians)

Class Ascidiacea (ascideans and sessile tunicates)

  • Enterogona
  • Pleurogona
  • Aspiraculata
  • Phlebobranchia
  • Aplousobranchia
  • Stalidobranchia

Class Aves (birds)

  • Struthioniformes, Ostrich, emus, kiwis, and wang
  • Tinamiformes, tinamous
  • Sphenisciformes, penguins
  • Gaviiformes, loons
  • Podicipediformes, grebes
  • Procellariiformes, albatrosses, petrels, and allies
  • Pelecaniformes, pelicans and allies
  • Ciconiiformes, storks and allies
  • Phoenicopteriformes, flamingos
  • Anseriformes, waterfowl
  • Accipitriformes, eagles, hawks and allies (taxonomists have traditionally placed these groups in the Falconiformes)
  • Falconiformes, falcons
  • Galliformes, fowl
  • Turniciformes, button-quail
  • Opisthocomiformes, Hoatzin (this enigmatic bird was traditionally treated as a family within either the Galliformes or Cuculiformes)
  • Gruiformes, cranes and allies
  • Charadriiformes, plovers and allies
  • Pterocliformes, sandgrouse (this enigmatic group was traditionally treated as a family in any of three different orders: Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, and Columbiformes)
  • Columbiformes, doves and pigeons
  • Psittaciformes, parrots and allies
  • Cuculiformes, cuckoos
  • Strigiformes, owls
  • Caprimulgiformes, nightjars and allies
  • Apodiformes, swifts
  • Coliiformes, mousebirds
  • Trogoniformes, trogons
  • Coraciiformes, kingfishers
  • Galbuliformes, jacamars and puffbirds (these groups were traditionally treated as families in the order Piciformes)
  • Piciformes, woodpeckers and allies
  • Passeriformes, passerines

Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)

  • Chimaeriformes: chimaeras
  • Heterodontiformes: bullhead sharks
  • Orectolobiformes: carpet sharks
  • Carcharhiniformes: ground sharks
  • Lamniformes: mackerel sharks
  • Hexanchiformes: frilled and cow sharks
  • Squaliformes: dogfish sharks
  • Squatiniformes: angel sharks
  • Pristiophoriformes: saw sharks
  • Rajiformes: rays and skates

Class Dipnoi (lungfish)

Class Larvacea

Class Leptocardii (lancelets)

Class Mammalia (mammals)

  • Subclass Prototheria
    • Monotremata: monotremes
  • Subclass Theria
    • Infraclass Marsupialia
      • Didelphimorphia: opossums
      • Paucituberculata: rat opossums
      • Microbiotheria: Monito del Monte
      • Dasyuromorphia: marsupial carnivores
      • Peramelemorphia: marsupial omnivores
      • Notoryctemorphia: marsupial moles
      • Diprotodontia: marsupial herbivores; kangaroos, wallabies, possums and allies
    • Infraclass Eutheria
      • Superorder Afrotheria
        • Afrosoricida: tenrecs and golden moles
        • Macroscelidea: elephant shrews
        • Tubulidentata: Aardvark
        • Hyracoidea: hyraxes
        • Proboscidea: elephants
        • Sirenia: manatees and dugongs
      • Superorder Xenarthra
        • Cingulata: armadillos
        • Pilosa: sloths and anteaters
      • Superorder Laurasiatheria
        • Erinaceomorpha: hedgehogs
        • Soricomorpha: shrews, moles
        • Chiroptera: bats
        • Pholidota: pangolins
        • Carnivora: carnivores; cats, dogs, bears, seals, sea lions and others
        • Perissodactyla: odd-toed ungulates; horses, rhinos, tapirs
        • Artiodactyla: even-toed ungulates: antelopes, cattle, giraffes, camels, pigs, hippos, sheep, goats
        • Cetacea: whales, dolphins, and porpoises
      • Superorder Euarchontoglires
        • Dermoptera: colugos
        • Scandentia: treeshrews
        • Primates: lemurs, monkeys, apes and allies
        • Rodentia: rodents
        • Lagomorpha: rabbits, hares and pikas

Class Myxini (hagfishes)

Class Petromyzontida (lampreys)

Class Placodermi - extinct

Class Reptilia (reptiles)

  • Crocodilia (Crocodilians)
  • Rhynchocephalia (Tuataras)
  • Squamata (Lizards, Snakes)
  • Testudines (Turtles and their kin)

Class Thaliacea (pelagic tunicates)

  • Doliolida
  • Pyrosomida
  • Salpida, salps
 
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