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: 2012

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Rhinodrilidae
  Suborder - Crassiclitellata
  Order - Opisthopora
  Superorder - Metagynophora
  Class - Clitellata
  Phylum - Annelida
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Periscolex profuga
      Species - Periscolex brachycystis
      Species - Periscolex columbianus
      Species - Periscolex ecuadoriensis
      Species - Periscolex fuhrmanni
      Species - Periscolex guayaramerinensis
      Species - Periscolex longituberculata
      Species - Periscolex mirus
      Species - Periscolex musica
      Species - Periscolex nevoi
      Species - Periscolex profugus
      Species - Periscolex saliba
      Species - Periscolex sicuani
      Species - Periscolex vialis
      Species - Periscolex yuya