AIIMS 2007
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2007
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Animal Kingdom
AIIMS 2007 · Botany · Animal Kingdom
Which of the following does not come under the Class Mammals?
Which of the following does not come under the Class Mammals?
Options
- AFlying fox
- BHedgehog
- CManatee
- DLamprey
Correct answer
D. Lamprey
Step-by-step solution
Lamprey (or Petromyzon) belongs to class cyclostomata. The lamprey has about (1 \mathrm{~m}). long greenish brown, cylindrical body with smooth, scaleless, slimy skin; anterior circular, jawless mouth; a single dorsal naris; seven pairs of circular gill slits; 2 dorsal fins and a tail fin. Its life cycle includes two quite different phases. The larval phase (called ammocoete) is a fresh water sedentary, filter feeding and microphagus creature reminiscent of the lancet. The fish like adult lives in the sea and is parasitic on fishes.