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Spheniscidae
Taxonomic Serial Number: 174443

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2011

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Order - Sphenisciformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Pygoscelis
      Genus - Aptenodytes
      Genus - Eudyptes
      Genus - Megadyptes
      Genus - Eudyptula
      Genus - Spheniscus