NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Order

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subclass - Calcinea
  Class - Calcarea
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Family - Clathrinidae
      Family - Leucascidae
      Genus - Leucomalthe
      Family - Leucaltidae
      Family - Soleneiscidae
      Family - Levinellidae
      Family - Leucettidae