Subphylum

In zoological nomenclature, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank below the rank

of phylum.

The taxonomic rank of "subdivision" in fungi and plant taxonomy is

equivalent to "subphylum" in zoological taxonomy. Some plant taxonomists
have also used the rank of subphylum, for instance monocotyledons as a
subphylum of phylum Angiospermae and vertebrates as a subphylum of
phylum Chordata.[1]

Contents
Taxonomic rank
Examples
References
Bibliography

Taxonomic rank
The hierarchy of
Subphylum is: biological classification's
eight major taxonomic
1. subordinate to the phylum ranks. Intermediate
2. superordinate to the infraphylum. minor rankings are not
shown.
Where convenient, subphyla in turn can be divided into infraphyla; in turn
such an infraphylum also would be superordinate to any classes or
superclasses in the hierarchy.

Examples
Not all fauna phyla are divided into subphyla. Those that are include:

Arthropoda: divided into subphyla Trilobitomorpha, Chelicerata, Myriapoda, Hexapoda and

Crustacea,
Brachiopoda: divided into subphyla Linguliformea, Craniformea and Rhynchonelliformea,
Chordata: divided into Tunicata, Cephalochordata, and its largest subphylum Vertebrata.

Examples of infraphyla include the Mycetozoa, the Gnathostomata and the Agnatha.

References
1. Hutchinson 1973.
Bibliography
Hutchinson, John (1973). The families of flowering plants, arranged according to a new
system based on their probable phylogeny. 2 vols (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.

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