NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Caseyidae
  Superfamily - Brannerioidea
  Suborder - Chordeumatidea
  Order - Chordeumatida
  Subclass - Helminthomorpha
  Class - Diplopoda
  Subphylum - Myriapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Opiona berryessae
      Species - Opiona bifurcata
      Species - Opiona casualis
      Species - Opiona columbiana
      Species - Opiona communis
      Species - Opiona confusa
      Species - Opiona distincta
      Species - Opiona exigua
      Species - Opiona facetia
      Species - Opiona fisheri
      Species - Opiona goedeni
      Species - Opiona scytonotoides
      Species - Opiona siliquae