NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Alosa
  Subfamily - Alosinae
  Family - Clupeidae
  Suborder - Clupeoidei
  Order - Clupeiformes
  Superorder - Clupeomorpha
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Alosa caspia nordmanni
      Subspecies - Alosa caspia caspia
      Subspecies - Alosa caspia knipowitschi
      Subspecies - Alosa caspia persica
      Subspecies - Alosa caspia salina