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: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Siphonodentaliinae
  Family - Gadilidae
  Suborder - Gadilimorpha
  Order - Gadilida
  Class - Scaphopoda
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Polyschides tetraschistus
      Species - Polyschides agassizii
      Species - Polyschides californicus
      Species - Polyschides carolinensis
      Species - Polyschides elongatus
      Species - Polyschides grandis
      Species - Polyschides greenlawi
      Species - Polyschides miamiensis
      Species - Polyschides pandionis
      Species - Polyschides parvus
      Species - Polyschides quadridentatus
      Species - Polyschides rushii
      Species - Polyschides spectabilis
      Species - Polyschides tetrodon
      Species - Polyschides tolmiei
      Species - Polyschides watsoni