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: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Pterognathiidae
  Order - Filospermoidea
  Phylum - Gnathostomulida
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Pterognathia alcicornis
      Species - Pterognathia atrox
      Species - Pterognathia crocodilus
      Species - Pterognathia ctenifera
      Species - Pterognathia hawaiiensis
      Species - Pterognathia meixneri
      Species - Pterognathia pygmaea
      Species - Pterognathia sica
      Species - Pterognathia sorex
      Species - Pterognathia swedmarki
      Species - Pterognathia ugera
      Species - Pterognathia vilii