NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Retusa
  Family - Retusidae
  Order - Cephalaspidea
  Subclass - Opisthobranchia
  Class - Gastropoda
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Retusa obtusa obtusa
      Subspecies - Retusa obtusa lajonkaireana
      Subspecies - Retusa obtusa turrita