NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Chthonius
  Subfamily - Chthoniinae
  Family - Chthoniidae
  Superfamily - Chthonioidea
  Suborder - Epiocheirata
  Order - Pseudoscorpiones
  Class - Arachnida
  Subphylum - Chelicerata
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Chthonius californicus
      Species - Chthonius oregonicus
      Species - Chthonius spingolus