NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

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

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Species - Charadrius hiaticula
      Species - Charadrius semipalmatus
      Species - Charadrius melodus
      Species - Charadrius alexandrinus
      Species - Charadrius mongolus
      Species - Charadrius wilsonia
      Species - Charadrius vociferus
      Species - Charadrius montanus
      Species - Charadrius alticola
      Species - Charadrius asiaticus
      Species - Charadrius bicinctus
      Species - Charadrius collaris
      Species - Charadrius dubius
      Species - Charadrius falklandicus
      Species - Charadrius forbesi
      Species - Charadrius leschenaultii
      Species - Charadrius marginatus
      Species - Charadrius obscurus
      Species - Charadrius pallidus
      Species - Charadrius pecuarius
      Species - Charadrius peronii
      Species - Charadrius placidus
      Species - Charadrius ruficapillus
      Species - Charadrius thoracicus
      Species - Charadrius tricollaris
      Species - Charadrius veredus
      Species - Charadrius morinellus
      Species - Charadrius javanicus
      Species - Charadrius modestus
      Species - Charadrius sanctaehelenae
      Species - Charadrius nivosus