NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Calidris canutus canutus
      Subspecies - Calidris canutus rufa
      Subspecies - Calidris canutus islandica
      Subspecies - Calidris canutus piersmai
      Subspecies - Calidris canutus rogersi
      Subspecies - Calidris canutus roselaari