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superphylum

American  
[soo-per-fahy-luhm] / ˈsu pərˌfaɪ ləm /

noun

Biology.
superphyla plural
  1. a category of related phyla within a kingdom.


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Etymology

Origin of superphylum

super- + phylum

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In one model of animal evolution, the other superphylum, Protostomia, includes fruit fly and nematode.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

In an alternative model, insects are included with lancelet and human in a superphylum called the Coelomata, and the nematode is separate.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Lancelet and human are members of a superphylum of animals with bilateral symmetry, Deuterostomia.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Most of the flatworms are classified in the superphylum Lophotrochozoa, which also includes the mollusks and annelids.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

As the most speciose member of the Lophotrochozoa, phylum Mollusca is central to our understanding of the biology and evolution of this superphylum of protostomes.

From Nature Oct. 3, 2012

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