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Animals
Temporal range: Ediacaran – Recent
Scientific classification
Domain:
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Filozoa
Kingdom:
Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758
Phyla
Subkingdom Parazoa** Porifera** Placozoa* Subkingdom Eumetazoa** Radiata (unranked)*** Ctenophora*** Cnidaria** Bilateria (unranked)*** Orthonectida*** Rhombozoa*** Acoelomorpha*** Chaetognatha*** Superphylum Deuterostomia**** Chordata**** Hemichordata**** Echinodermata**** Xenoturbellida**** Vetulicolia †*** Protostomia (unranked)**** Superphylum Ecdysozoa***** Kinorhyncha***** Loricifera***** Priapulida***** Nematoda***** Nematomorpha***** Onychophora***** Tardigrada***** Arthropoda**** Superphylum Platyzoa***** Platyhelminthes***** Gastrotricha***** Rotifera***** Acanthocephala***** Gnathostomulida***** Micrognathozoa***** Cycliophora**** Superphylum Lophotrochozoa***** Sipuncula***** Hyolitha †***** Nemertea***** Phoronida***** Bryozoa***** Entoprocta***** Brachiopoda***** Mollusca***** Annelida
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance (see Heterotroph).Most known animal phyla appeared in the fossil record as marine species during the Cambrian explosion, about 542 million years ago. Animals are divided into various sub-groups, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects.
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