Does rdfs:superClassOf (or equivalent) exist?

Hi.
We have rdfs:subClassOf defined in a standardised specification (RDFS).
RDFS several times mentions 'superclass', but AFAIK there is no property 
or relation to make this explicit, i.e.

```turtle
:A rdfs:subClassOf :B . # exists
:B rdfs:superClassOf :A . # does this exist anywhere?
```

I can intuit why subclass relations are the most common and preferred 
methods of use - because anyone can extend the superclass from anywhere. 
And that either assertion can be inferred from the other (sub to super, 
vice-versa), but I also think having the superclass be 'aware' of 
subclasses is a good practice in maintaining ontologies e.g. to get a 
list of all subclasses which would normally require a query each time.

(Likewise for rdfs:subPropertyOf and rdfs:superPropertyOf)

Apologies in advance if this has already been answered somewhere (I 
would appreciate it if you point me to it).

Regards,
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Harshvardhan J. Pandit, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
ADAPT Centre, Dublin City University
https://harshp.com/

Received on Saturday, 28 October 2023 12:21:49 UTC