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A class is a rank in the scientific classification of animals and plants in biology. It is below Phylum and above Order. e.g., Mammalia is the class used in the classification of dogs, whose phylum is Chordata (animals with spinal cords) and family is Carnivora (animals that eat meat). The eight "ranks" are as follows: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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  • A class is a rank in the scientific classification of animals and plants in biology. It is below Phylum and above Order. e.g., Mammalia is the class used in the classification of dogs, whose phylum is Chordata (animals with spinal cords) and family is Carnivora (animals that eat meat). The eight "ranks" are as follows: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
  • In biological classification, class (Latin: classis) is * a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the prefix sub-: subclass (Latin: subclassis). * a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank. In that case the plural is classes (Latin classes)
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  • In biological classification, class (Latin: classis) is * a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the prefix sub-: subclass (Latin: subclassis). * a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank. In that case the plural is classes (Latin classes) The composition of each class is determined by a taxonomist. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists taking different positions. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing a class, but for well-known animals there is likely to be consensus. For example, dogs are usually assigned to the class Mammalia; in the phylum Chordata (animals with notochords); in the order Carnivora (mammals that eat meat).
  • A class is a rank in the scientific classification of animals and plants in biology. It is below Phylum and above Order. e.g., Mammalia is the class used in the classification of dogs, whose phylum is Chordata (animals with spinal cords) and family is Carnivora (animals that eat meat). The eight "ranks" are as follows: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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