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 - Oribatelloidea
  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 - Adoribatella
      Genus - Cuspidozetes
      Genus - Ferolocella
      Genus - Joelia
      Genus - Kunstella
      Genus - Novoribatella
      Genus - Ophidiotrichus
      Genus - Oribatella
      Genus - Prionoribatella
      Genus - Pseudotectoribates
      Genus - Siciliotrichus
      Genus - Tectoribates