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Title: When classifying animals, does a class have the same characteristics as a phylum? Post by: smluke2000 on Mar 22, 2013 For example, if Phylum Mollusca is bilaterally symmetrical, does the Class Polyplacophora (under Phylum Mollusca) also have bilateral symmetry?
Title: When classifying animals, does a class have the same characteristics as a phylum? Post by: jujubes on Mar 22, 2013 yes and no
it depends on the characteristic. If we are talking about Symmetry, Germ Layers etc... Than Yes but some characteristics are used to differentiate classes, those characteristics are less important than the Phylum characteristics. Hard to explain but there are major characteristics and minor ones. Hope that helps. |