NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Megalaima
  Subfamily - Megalaiminae
  Family - Ramphastidae
  Order - Piciformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Megalaima franklinii auricularis
      Subspecies - Megalaima franklinii franklinii
      Subspecies - Megalaima franklinii minor
      Subspecies - Megalaima franklinii ramsayi
      Subspecies - Megalaima franklinii trangensis