Legion (biology)

Legion (biology)

The legion, in biological taxonomy, is a non-obligatory taxonomic rank within the Linnaean hierarchy which is subordinate to the class but superordinate to the cohort. It consists of a group of related orders and has been employed in some classifications of birds and mammals.

Legions may be grouped into superlegions or subdivided into sublegions, and these again into infralegions.

ee also

* Mammal classification


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