NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Chelifer
  Subfamily - Cheliferinae
  Family - Cheliferidae
  Superfamily - Cheliferoidea
  Suborder - Iocheirata
  Order - Pseudoscorpiones
  Class - Arachnida
  Subphylum - Chelicerata
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Chelifer cancroides cancroides
      Subspecies - Chelifer cancroides orientalis