NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Megerlina
  Family - Kraussinidae
  Superfamily - Terebratellacea
  Suborder - Terebratellidina
  Order - Terebratulida
  Class - Rhynchonellata
  Subphylum - Rhynchonelliformea
  Phylum - Brachiopoda
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia