Mandibulata

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Mandibulata is a major arthropod clade characterized by the presence of mandibles, encompassing groups such as myriapods, crustaceans, and hexapods.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mandibulata canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arthropod clade
clade
characterizedBy presence of mandibles
contrastedWith Chelicerata NERFINISHED
Trilobitomorpha NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Paleozoic era (at least)
hasCharacteristic antennae usually present
chitinous exoskeleton
compound eyes common
head with mandibles
jointed appendages
open circulatory system
segmented body
ventral nerve cord
hasFeedingStructure mandibles for biting or chewing
hasPart Branchiopoda NERFINISHED
Cephalocarida NERFINISHED
Chilopoda NERFINISHED
Collembola
Copepoda NERFINISHED
Crustacea NERFINISHED
Diplopoda
Diplura NERFINISHED
Hexapoda NERFINISHED
Insecta NERFINISHED
Malacostraca NERFINISHED
Maxillopoda NERFINISHED
Myriapoda
Ostracoda NERFINISHED
Pauropoda NERFINISHED
Protura NERFINISHED
Remipedia NERFINISHED
Symphyla
hasSynonym Mandibulata sensu lato NERFINISHED
includes freshwater arthropods
marine arthropods
terrestrial arthropods
includesClade Atelocerata (historical concept) NERFINISHED
Pancrustacea NERFINISHED
isSubsetOf Bilateria NERFINISHED
Ecdysozoa NERFINISHED
Eumetazoa NERFINISHED
Protostomia NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
phylum Arthropoda NERFINISHED
superclassOf Myriapoda NERFINISHED
Pancrustacea NERFINISHED
supportedBy molecular phylogenetic evidence
morphological evidence
taxonAuthor Pierre André Latreille (concept historically associated) NERFINISHED
taxonRank subphylum-level clade
usedIn arthropod phylogeny

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Myriapoda belongsToClade Mandibulata
Chelicerata distinguishedFrom Mandibulata