NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subclass

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2007

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Class - Hexactinellida
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Order - Hexactinosida
      Order - Aulocalycoida
      Order - Lychniscosida
      Order - Lyssacinosida