NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2016

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Retronectidae
  Order - Catenulida
  Subphylum - Catenulida
  Phylum - Platyhelminthes
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Retronectes thalia
      Species - Retronectes clio
      Species - Retronectes terpsichore
      Species - Retronectes sterreri
      Species - Retronectes melpomene
      Species - Retronectes atypica
      Species - Retronectes euterpe