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 - Sphaeroniscidae
  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 - Scleropactes andinus
      Species - Scleropactes apuensis
      Species - Scleropactes botosaneanui
      Species - Scleropactes columbiensis
      Species - Scleropactes concinnus
      Species - Scleropactes estherae
      Species - Scleropactes gaigei
      Species - Scleropactes granulatus
      Species - Scleropactes incisus
      Species - Scleropactes pilosus
      Species - Scleropactes talamancensis
      Species - Scleropactes tatei
      Species - Scleropactes tristani
      Species - Scleropactes zeteki