Order (biology) - Hierarchy of Ranks

Hierarchy of Ranks

For some clades, a number of additional classifications are used.

Name Meaning of prefix Example
Magnorder magnus: large, great, important Epitheria
Superorder super: above Euarchontoglires
Grandorder grand: Euarchonta
Mirorder mirus: Primatomorpha
Order Primates
Suborder sub: under Haplorrhini
Infraorder infra: below Simiiformes
Parvorder parvus: small, unimportant Catarrhini

In their 1998 classification of mammals, McKena and Beel used two extra levels between Superorders and Order: "Grandmotherorder" and "Mirorder".

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