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 - Heteropia
  Family - Heteropiidae
  Order - Leucosolenida
  Subclass - Calcaronea
  Class - Calcarea
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia