NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2007

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Superfamily - Damaeoidea
  Infraorder - Brachypylina
  Suborder - Oribatida
  Order - Sarcoptiformes
  Superorder - Acariformes
  Subclass - Acari
  Class - Arachnida
  Subphylum - Chelicerata
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Acanthobelba
      Genus - Belba
      Genus - Belbodamaeus
      Genus - Damaeus
      Genus - Dameobelba
      Genus - Kunstidamaeus
      Genus - Metabelba
      Genus - Metabelbella
      Genus - Nortonbelba
      Genus - Parabelbella
      Genus - Porobelba
      Genus - Spatiodamaeus
      Genus - Subbelba