| Term Name: | dwc:higherClassification | 
| Label: | Higher Classification | 
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherClassification-2014-10-23 | 
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherClassification | 
| Issued: | 2014-10-23 | 
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. | 
| Type: | Property | 
| Status: | superseded | 
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherClassification-2009-08-24 | 
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherClassification-2017-10-06 | 
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