NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Class

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2013

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Order - Struthioniformes
      Order - Rheiformes
      Order - Casuariiformes
      Order - Apterygiformes
      Order - Tinamiformes
      Order - Sphenisciformes
      Order - Gaviiformes
      Order - Podicipediformes
      Order - Procellariiformes
      Order - Pelecaniformes
      Order - Ciconiiformes
      Order - Anseriformes
      Order - Falconiformes
      Order - Galliformes
      Order - Gruiformes
      Order - Charadriiformes
      Order - Columbiformes
      Order - Psittaciformes
      Order - Cuculiformes
      Order - Strigiformes
      Order - Caprimulgiformes
      Order - Apodiformes
      Order - Coliiformes
      Order - Trogoniformes
      Order - Coraciiformes
      Order - Piciformes
      Order - Passeriformes
      Order - Phoenicopteriformes
      Order - Bucerotiformes
      Order - Musophagiformes
      Order - Suliformes
      Order - Accipitriformes
      Order - Phaethontiformes
      Order - Pteroclidiformes
      Order - Cariamiformes
      Order - Eurypygiformes
      Order - Leptosomiformes
      Order - Mesitornithiformes
      Order - Opisthocomiformes
      Order - Otidiformes
      Order - Nyctibiiformes
      Order - Steatornithiformes