Cyclostomata

Translingual thumb|Cyclostomata, such as these lampreys, are so named for their round mouths. Etymology From mul fr cyclostome, from mul grc κύκλος circle + grc στόμα mouth. Proper noun class subphylum Vertebrata living jawless fish jawless fishes: lampreys and hagfishes; the cyclostomes en mul 1834 w:Peter Mark Roget Animal and Vegetable Physiology 2 William Pickering http://books.google.com/books?id=1LenjaWptaEC&pg=PA116&q=Cyclostomata 116 Among fishes, we meet with the family of Cyclostomata, so called from their having a circular mouth, formed for suction. en mul 2009 Shigehiro Kuraku; et al Jawless Fishes (Cyclostomata) The Timetree of Life 317 Oxford University Press Cyclostomata comprises two families of living jawless fishes: hagfishs (Myxinidae, 44 species) and lampreys (Petrymyzonidae, 41 species). order phylum Bryozoa Cyclostomatida order Synonyms order Cyclostomatida order Hypernyms class ; Vertebrata subphylum subphylum; mul Agnatha infraphylum order ; Stenolaemata class class Hyponyms class Myxiniformes order (hagfishes), Petromyzontiformes order (lampreys) orders order Articulata, Cancellata suborder, Cerioporina suborder, Fasciculina suborder, Rectangulata suborder, Tubuliporina suborder suborder Coordinate terms class mul Gnathostomata References class of Vertebrata order of Bryozoa Cyclostomatida Cyclostomatida Cyclostomatida 110724 1