NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Pterocles
  Family - Pteroclididae
  Order - Pteroclidiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Pterocles coronatus atratus
      Subspecies - Pterocles coronatus coronatus
      Subspecies - Pterocles coronatus ladas
      Subspecies - Pterocles coronatus saturatus
      Subspecies - Pterocles coronatus vastitas