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: 1997

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Palinuridae
  Superfamily - Palinuroidea
  Infraorder - Palinura
  Suborder - Pleocyemata
  Order - Decapoda
  Superorder - Eucarida
  Subclass - Eumalacostraca
  Class - Malacostraca
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Palinurus elephas
      Species - Palinurus charlestoni
      Species - Palinurus delagoae
      Species - Palinurus gilchristi
      Species - Palinurus mauritanicus