NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2000

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Ischnochitonidae
  Suborder - Ischnochitonina
  Order - Chitonida
  Subclass - Neoloricata
  Class - Polyplacophora
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Ischnochiton abyssicola
      Species - Ischnochiton albus
      Species - Ischnochiton ritteri
      Species - Ischnochiton lividus
      Species - Ischnochiton alascensis
      Species - Ischnochiton ruber
      Species - Ischnochiton retiporosus
      Species - Ischnochiton papillosus
      Species - Ischnochiton striolatus
      Species - Ischnochiton floridanus
      Species - Ischnochiton hartmeyeri
      Species - Ischnochiton exaratus
      Species - Ischnochiton pectinatus
      Species - Ischnochiton purpurascens
      Species - Ischnochiton dilatosculptus
      Species - Ischnochiton erythronotus
      Species - Ischnochiton newcombi
      Species - Ischnochiton pseudovirgatus
      Species - Ischnochiton scrobiculatus
      Species - Ischnochiton niveus