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: 2001

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Philosciidae
  Superfamily - Oniscoidea
  Infraorder - Ligiamorpha
  Suborder - Oniscidea
  Order - Isopoda
  Superorder - Peracarida
  Subclass - Eumalacostraca
  Class - Malacostraca
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Benthana albomarginata
      Species - Benthana angustata
      Species - Benthana bilineata
      Species - Benthana bocainensis
      Species - Benthana convexa
      Species - Benthana dimorpha
      Species - Benthana iporangensis
      Species - Benthana longicornis
      Species - Benthana longipes
      Species - Benthana moreirai
      Species - Benthana olfersii
      Species - Benthana picta
      Species - Benthana santosi
      Species - Benthana schubarti
      Species - Benthana sulcata
      Species - Benthana taeniata
      Species - Benthana villosa
      Species - Benthana werneri