Cephalodiscida

/ˌsɛfəloʊdɪˈsaɪdə/ noun

Definition

An order or taxonomic group of small marine animals including the genus Cephalodiscus.

Etymology

From 'cephalodiscus' (genus name) + '-ida' (order suffix). Taxonomic classification for these organisms at the ordinal level.

Kelly Says

This group is crucial to evolutionary biology because they sit at the boundary between invertebrates and the ancestors of vertebrates—studying them is like looking at a living bridge between two major branches of the animal kingdom.

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