NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Cepphus grylle arcticus
      Subspecies - Cepphus grylle mandtii
      Subspecies - Cepphus grylle grylle
      Subspecies - Cepphus grylle faeroeensis
      Subspecies - Cepphus grylle islandicus