NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Tetraclita
  Family - Tetraclitidae
  Superfamily - Tetraclitoidea
  Suborder - Balanomorpha
  Order - Sessilia
  Superorder - Thoracica
  Infraclass - Cirripedia
  Subclass - Thecostraca
  Class - Maxillopoda
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Tetraclita squamosa rubescens
      Subspecies - Tetraclita squamosa squamosa