NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

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

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Order - Lithonida
  Subclass - Calcaronea
  Class - Calcarea
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Minchinella
      Genus - Petrostoma
      Genus - Plectroninia
      Genus - Monoplectroninia
      Genus - Petrostroma
      Genus - Tulearinia