NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 1997

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Spionidae
  Order - Spionida
  Infraclass - Canalipalpata
  Subclass - Sedentaria
  Class - Polychaeta
  Phylum - Annelida
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Laonice cirrata
      Species - Laonice antarcticae
      Species - Laonice appellofi
      Species - Laonice pugettensis
      Species - Laonice sarsi
      Species - Laonice bahusiensis