Subphylum - Vertebrata

Common name: Vertebrates

Name derivation: “joint of the spine”

  • Class: Actinopterygii
  • Class: Amphibia
  • Class: Aves
  • Class: Coelacanthi
  • Class: Dipneusti
  • Class: Elasmobranchii
  • Class: Holocephali
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Class: Myxini
  • Class: Petromyzonti

Number of Orders: 140

Number of Families: 1,121

Number of Genus: 10,587

Number of known Species: 71,059

Earliest Fossil Record: Early Cambrian 538 – 521 mya

Habitat: Marine, Terrestrial, Freshwater, Brackish

Size Range: 8 mm to 30 m

Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of July 2024

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