NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Aplonis
  Family - Sturnidae
  Order - Passeriformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Aplonis opaca aenea
      Subspecies - Aplonis opaca anga
      Subspecies - Aplonis opaca guami
      Subspecies - Aplonis opaca kurodai
      Subspecies - Aplonis opaca opaca
      Subspecies - Aplonis opaca orii
      Subspecies - Aplonis opaca ponapensis