What Class Are Lancelets in?

The lancelets are small fishlike chordates of the order Amphoxiformes. The Amphoxiformes belongs to class Leptocardii of the subphylum Cephalochordata (cephalochordates). The lancelets serve as the modern representatives of this subphylum.

What group is a lancelet in?

amphioxus, plural amphioxi, or amphioxuses, also called lancelet, any of certain members of the invertebrate subphylum Cephalochordata of the phylum Chordata. Amphioxi are small marine animals found widely in the coastal waters of the warmer parts of the world and less commonly in temperate waters.

What are tunicates and lancelets classified as?

Lancelets and tunicates are the two groups of invertebrates that belong to the phylum Chordata. They possess the four distinctive features of chordates at some point during their development: a notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail. However, they never develop a bony backbone.