NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Metaconchoecia
  Subfamily - Conchoecinae
  Family - Halocyprididae
  Superfamily - Halocypridoidea
  Suborder - Halocypridina
  Order - Halocyprida
  Subclass - Myodocopa
  Class - Ostracoda
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Metaconchoecia inflata lata
      Subspecies - Metaconchoecia inflata inflata