NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Order

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2003

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Superorder - Euselachii
  Subclass - Elasmobranchii
  Class - Chondrichthyes
  Superclass - Chondrichthyes
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Family - Squalidae
      Family - Echinorhinidae
      Family - Oxynotidae
      Family - Dalatiidae
      Family - Centrophoridae
      Family - Etmopteridae
      Family - Somniosidae