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Definition of Agnatha
1. Noun. Superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms.
Group relationships: Craniata, Subphylum Craniata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata
Member holonyms: Agnathan, Jawless Fish, Jawless Vertebrate, Order Ostracodermi, Ostracodermi, Anaspida, Order Anaspida, Conodonta, Conodontophorida, Order Conodonta, Order Conodontophorida, Cyclostomata, Order Cyclostomata
Generic synonyms: Class
Definition of Agnatha
1. Noun. An agnathan. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agnatha
Literary usage of Agnatha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin ... of the Geological and Natural History Survey by Chicago Academy of Sciences (1896)
"Superfamily Agnatha. Mouth without jaw; radula with numerous sharp, aculeate or
fang-shaped teeth, the center tooth wanting or rudimentary; neck generally ..."
2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"Cab., Nürnberg, 1903-1905, (33-362). Küster, H. С. Agnatha. Theil IT. Ie (1-96).
SPECIAL. ... Küster, HC in Martini und Chemnitz, Agnatha, Theil II, (33). ..."
3. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1895)
"Habits of the Agnatha. —Not much is known of the habits and mode of life of the
Agnatha, or carnivorous Land Mollusca. In this country we have only two, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1892)
"1 refer to the Agnatha, which have been traced to the summit ol the Devonian.
The Silurian Agnatha are the ..."
5. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1906)
"... Agnatha, ... with elongated and pointed teeth, like those of the Agnatha; a
jaw present Genera— ..."
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