Australosphenida
Translingual
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Etymology
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Proper noun
Australosphenida
- A taxonomic clade within the class Mammalia – the monotremes and certain extinct species.
Usage notes
This clade was left unranked by the proposers, who do not apply Linnaean hierarchy. It was arguably defined only in order to contain Monotremata and Ausktribosphenida.
Hyponyms
- (clade): Ausktribosphenida (only extinct species), Monotremata (orders)
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