NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Cyrtonyx
  Family - Odontophoridae
  Order - Galliformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi
      Subspecies - Cyrtonyx montezumae montezumae
      Subspecies - Cyrtonyx montezumae merriami
      Subspecies - Cyrtonyx montezumae rowleyi
      Subspecies - Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei