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Kingdom: Animalia All animals are members of the Kingdom Animalia, also called Metazoa. All members are multi-cellular, and all rely directly or indirectly on other organisms for their nourishment.
Phylum: Mollusca Phylum: Annelida Phylum: Arthropoda Phylum: Chordata
Phylum Sarcomastigophora Phylum Labyrinthomorpha Phylum Apicomplexa
Class Perkinsea Class Sporozoea
Subclass Gregarinia Subclass Coccidia Subclass Piroplasmia
Class Myxosporea
Order Bivalvulida Order Multivalvulida Class Actinosporea
Phylum Microspora Phylum Ascetospora Phylum Myxozoa Phylum Mesozoa Phylum Ciliophora
Class Kinetofragminophorea
Subclass Gymnostomatia
Order Karyorelictida Order Pleurostomatida Order Primociliatida
Subclass Vestibuliferia
Order Colpodida Order Entodinomorphida Order Trichostomatida
Subclass Hypostomatia
Order Apostomatida Order Chonotrichida Order Cyrtophorida Order Nassulida Order Rhynchodida Order Synhymeniida Order Synhymeniida
Subclass Suctoria
Class Oligohymenophorea
Subclass Hymenostomatia
Order AStomatida Order Hymenostomatida Order Scuticociliatida
Subclass Hysterocinetia
Subclass Peritrichia
Class Polyhmenophorea
Subclass Spirotrichia
Order Heterotrichida Order Hypotrichida Order Odontostomatida Order Oligotrichida
Phylum Hemimastigophora Phylum Placozoa Phylum Porifera
Class Calcarea (Ordovician - Recent) Class Hexactinellida (Lower Cambrian - Recent) Class Demospongia (Precambrian - Recent) Class Sclerospongia Class Stromatoporidea (Cambrian - Creataceous)
Phylum Bryozoa
Class Stenolaemata
Order Cyclostomatida Order Trepostomatida Order Cystoporatida Order Fenestrata Order Cyrptostomatida
Order Clenostomatida Order Cheilostomatida
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Protomedusae (Latest Precambrian - Ordovician)
Class Hydrozoa
Order Leptomedusae
Order Anthomedusae (Fire Coral)
Order Siphonophora
Order Thecata
Class Scyphozoa (Common Sea Jelly)
Order Conularida (Classification uncertain)
Class Cubozoa (Sea Wasps)
Class Anthozoa
Subclass Rugosa
Order Stauriida (Mid Ordovician - Upper Permian)
Order Cystiphyllida (Mid Ordovician - Mid Devonian)
Subclass Scleractinia
Order Fungiida (solitary and colonial reef building
corals
Order Faviida
Order Caryophyliida
Order Dendrophyliida
Subclass Tabulata
Order Chaetetida
Order Tetradiida
Order sarcinulida
Order Heliolitida
Order Halysitida
Order Auloporida
Phylum Ctenophora Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Order Acoela (Flatworms) Order Tricladida (Planarians) Order Polycladida (Polyclad Flatworms) Class Monogenea Class Trematoda Class Cestoda
Phylum Nemertea Phylum Rotifera Phylum Gastrotricha Phylum Kinorhyncha Phylum Gnathostomulida Phylum Nematoda
Class Adenophorea Class Secernentea Class Strongylida Class Tylenchida
Phylum Priapulida Phylum Nematomorpha Phylum Acanthocephala Phylum Entoprocta Phylum Loricifera Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta (sand worms, tube worms) Class Oligochaeta (Earth worms) Class Hirudinea (leeches)
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Chelicerata
Class Merostomata (horseshoe crabs, eurypterids)
Subclass Xiphosura (horsehoe crabs)
Subclass Eurypterida (extinct Eurypterids)
Class Pycnogonida (sea spiders)
Class Arachnida (spiders, ticks, mites)
Order Scorpiones -- scorpions
Order Pseudoscorpiones (Chelonethida)
Order Opiliones (Phalangida) -- daddy long legs
Order Uropygi -- whip "scorpions", vinegaroon
Order Amblypygi -- tailless whip scorpions
Order Schizomida
Order Palpigradi
Order Solifugae (Solpugida) -- sun "spiders",
wind "scorpions"
Order Ricinulei *1
Order Acari *1 -- mites and ticks
Order Araneae *1 -- spiders
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Remipedia
Class Ostracoda (ostracods)
Class Cephalocarida
Class Branchiopoda (fairy shrimp, water fleas)
Class Maxillopoda
Class Cirropedia (barnacles)
Class Malacostraca (isopods, amphipods, krill, crabs, shrimp)
Subphylum Uniramia
Class Chilopoda (centipedes)
Class Diplopoda (millipedes)
Class Insecta
Subphylum Trilobitomorpha
Class Trilobita
Order Agnostiida
Order Redlichiida
Order Corynexochida
Order Ptychopariida
Order Phacopida
Phylum Echiurida
Class Crinoidea (sea lilies)
Subclass Camerata (Middle Ordovician - Permian)
Subclass Inadunata (Lower Ordovician - Upper Permian)
Subclass Flecibilia (Middle Ordovician - Upper Permian)
Subclass Articulata (Triassic - Recent) The only living
subclass of crinoids.
Class Cystoidea (Lower Ordovician -Upper Devonian {similar to
crinoidea})
Class Blastoidea (Silurian - Permian)
Class Stelleroidea (Star Fish) updated
Subclass Asteroidea (Lower Ordovician - Recent)
Subclass Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars)
Class Edrioasteroidea (Lower Cambrian - Mississippian)
Class Echinoidea (Sea Urchins)
Order Cidaroidea (Upper Silurian - Recent)
Order Holectypoida (Lower Jurassic - Recent)
Order Clypeasteroidea (Upper Cretaceous - Recent) - Sand
Dollars
Order Cassiduloida (Jurassic - Recent)
Order Spantangoida (Lower - Recent)
Class Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers)
Phylum Sipuncula Phylum Tardigrada Phylum Pentastomida Phylum Onychophora Phylum Pogonophora Phylum Phoronida Phylum Ectoprocta Phylum Brachiopoda
Class Inarticulata (Lower Cambrian - Recent) Class Articulata
Order Orthida (Lower Cambrian - Upper Permian) Order Strophomenida (Lower Ordovician - Lower Jurassic) Order Pentamerida (Middle Cambrian - Upper Devonian) Order Rhynchonellida (Middle Ordovician - Recent) Order Spiriferida (Middle Ordovician - Jurassic)
Phylum Mollusca
Class Aplacophora
Class Monoplacophora
Class Polyplacophora
Order Neoloricata (Chitons)
Class Scaphopoda (Dentallium, or Tusk shells)
Class Gastropoda
Subclass Prosobranchia
Order Archaeogastropoda (button shells)
Superfamily Bellerophontacea (Bellerophontids) (Upper
Cambrian - Lower Triassic)
Superfamily Macluritacea (an early group of gastropods
that are slightly less symmetrical than the bellerophontids;
Upper Cambrian - Upper Cretaceous) also often know to the
begining collector as "that darn thing that looks like
an ammonoid from a distance!"
Superfamily Euomphalacea (Lower Ordovician - Upper
Cretaceous)
Superfamily Pleurotomariacea (Upper Cambrian - Recent)
Superfamily Trochonematacea
Superfamily Fissurellacae
Superfamily Platyceratacea
Superfamily Microdomatacea
Superfamily Trochacea
Superfamily Neritacea
Superfamily Murchisoniacea
Order Mesogastropoda ("snails")
Superfamily Cyclophoracea
Superfamily Subulitacea
Superfamily Loxonematacea
Superfamily Cerithiacea
Superfamily Strombacea
Superfamily Calyptraecea
Superfamily Cypraeacea
Superfamily Naticacea
Superfamily Tonnacea
Order Neogastropoda (conus)
Superfamily Muricacea
Superfamily Buccinacea
Superfamily Volutacea
Superfamily Conacea
Subclass Opisthobranchia (sea slugs)
Order Acochlidioidea
Order Cephalaspidea
Order Runcinoidea
Order Sacoglossa
Order Anaspidea
Order Thecosomata
Order Gymnosomata
Order Notaspidea
Order Nudibranchia
Subclass Pulmonata (land snails & slugs) Class Bivalvia (systematics unsettled)
Superfamily under construction
Class Cephalopoda
Subclass Endoceratoidea
Subclass Actinoceratoidea
Subclass Ammonoidea
Order Anarcestida
Order Goniatida (Mid Devonian - Upper Permian)
Order Ceratitida
Order Lytoceratida
Order Ammonitida
Subclass Nautiloidea
Order Orthocerida
Order Onocerida
Order Discosorida
Order Tarphycerida
Order Nautilida
Subclass Coleoidea
Order Octopoda
Suborder Cirrata
Suborder Incirrata
Order Sepioidea (Cuttlefish and Sepiolas)
Order Teuthoidea (Squid)
Suborder Myopsida
Suborder Oegopsida
Order Vampyromorpha
Class Rostroconchia
Class Caudofoveata
Class Solenogastres
Phylum Chaetognatha Phylum Echinodermata Phylum Hemichordata (Graptolites)
Class Graptolithina (Middle Cambrian - Mississippian)
Phylum Chordata (Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc.)
Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates; sea squirts)
Subphylum Cephalochordata (lancets)
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Agnatha (Jawless fish)
Class Myxini (hag fish)
Class Cephalospidomorphi (lampreys)
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Chonrichthyes- Sharks
Class Osteicthyes - Fish
Class Amphibia - Frogs
Class Reptilia - Snakes, Lizards, etc
Subclass Anapsida
Subclass Diapsida
Superorder Lepidosauria
Order Squamata
Order Sphenodonata
Superorder Archosauria
Order Saurischia (extinct)
Order Ornithischia (extinct)
Order Crocodilia
Subclass Synapsida (Extinct mammal-like reptiles such
as the Dimetrodon)
Class Aves
Superorder Paleognathae
Order Struthioniformes
Family Struthionidae - ostrich
Order Rheiformes - rheas
Order Casuariiformes - cassowaries, emus
Order Apterygiformes - kiwis
Order Tinamiformes - tinamous
Superorder Neognathae
Order Pteroclidiformes
Family Pteroclidae - Sandgrouse
Order Spheniscformes
Family Spheniscidae - Pengiuns
Order Gaviiformes - Loons
Order Podicipediformes
Family Podicipedidae - Grebes
Order Procellariiformes - albatrosses, petrels,
fulmars, shearwaters
Family Diomedeidae - albatrosses
Order Pelecaniformes
Family Phaethontidae - Tropic birds
Family Pelecanidae - Pelicans
Family Sulidae - Boobies and gannets
Family Phalacrocoracidae - Commorants
Family Anhingidae - Darters
Family Fregatidae - Frigatebirds
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae - Herons
Family Scopidae - Hammerkop
Family Ciconiidae - Storks
Family Threskiornthidae - Ibises and Spoonbills
Family Phoenicopteridae - Flamingoes
Order Anseriformes - swans, geese, ducks
Family Anatidae - Ducks and Geese
Order Falconiformes
Family Accipitridae - Hawks, Eagles, and Old
World Vultures
Family Falconidae - Falcons
Order Galliformes - quail, grouse, pheasents,
turkeys, domestic fowl
Family Phasianidae - Partridges
Family Numididae - Guineafowl
Order Passeriformes - perching songbirds
Family Alaudidae - Larks
Family Hirundinidae - Swallows
Family Motacillidae - Pipits and Wagtails
Family Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls
Family Malaconotidae - Bush-shrikes
Family Laniidae - "True" shrikes
Family Prionopidae - Helmet-shrikes
Family Vangidae - Vangas
Family Turdidae - Thrushes (accidentally named
"turd bird" by a drunken taxonomist; just
kidding)
Family Timaliidae - Babblers
Family Sylviidae - Warblers
Family Muscicapidae - Flycatchers
Family Tyrannidae - Tyrant-Fly-catchers
Family Monarchidae - Monarch-Flycatchers
Family Remizidae - Penduline-tits
Family Nectariniidae - Sunbirds
Family Zosteropidae - White-eyes
Family Emberizidae - Buntings
Family Fringillidae - Finches
Family Estrididae - Waxbills
Family Ploceidae - Weavers
Family Sturnidae - Starlings
Family Oriolidae - Orioles
Family Dicuridae - Drongos
Family Corvidae - Crows
Order Gruiformes - crains, rails, coots
Family Gruidae - Cranes
Family Rallidae - Rails
Family Otididae - Bustards
Order Charadriiformes - gulls, plovers, sandpipers,
terns, woodcocks
Family Jacanidae - Jacanas
Family Recurvirostridae - Stilts
Family Burhinidae - Thick-knees
Family Glareolidae - Coursers and Pratincoles
Family Charadriidae - Plovers
Family Scolopacidae - Sandpipers
Family Laridae - Gulls
Family Sternidae - Terns
Family Rynchopidae - Skimmers
Order Columbiformes - pigeons, doves
Family Columbidae - Pigeons and doves
Order Psittaciformes - parrots, parakeets
Family Psittacidae - Parrots
Order Cuculiformes - cuckoos, roadrunners
Family Musophagidae - Turacos
Order Strigiformes - owls
Order Caprimulgiformes - whipporwhills, nighthawks
Family Caprimulgidae - Nightjars
Order Apodiformes - Swifts, hummingbirds
Order Coliiformes - mousebirds
Family Coliidae - Mousebirds
Order Trogoniformes - trogons
Family Trogonidae - Trogons
Order Coraciiformes - kingfishers, hornbills
Family Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Family Meropidae - Bee-eaters
Family Coraciidae - Rollers
Family Upupidae - Hoopoe
Family Phoeniculidae - Wood-Hoopoes
Family Bucerotidae - Hornbills
Order Piciformes - woodpeckers, toucans, puffbirds
Family Capitonidae - Barbets
Family Indicatoridae - Honeyguides
Family Picidae - Woodpeckers
Class Mammalia
Subclass Prototheria
Subclass Metatheria (marsupials)
Subclass Eutheria (placentals)
Order Insectivora --
Insectivores: shrews, moles, hedgehogs, tenrecs, etc. Order Macroscelidea
-- elephant shrews Order Scandentia -- tree shrews Order Dermoptera --
colugos Order Chiroptera
--bats Order Primates
--primates Order Xenarthra --
edentates; sloths, armadillos and anteaters Order Pholidota --
pangolins Order Lagomorpha --
rabbits and pikas Order Rodentia --
rodents Order Cetacea --
whales, dolphins, and porpoises Order Carnivora --
carnivores Order Tubulidentata
--aardvark Order Proboscidea --
elephants Order Hyracoidea --
hyraxes Order Sirenia --
dugongs and manatees Order Perissodactyla
-- horses, rhinos, tapirs Order Artiodactyla
-- antelope, giraffe, camels, pigs, hippos, etc.
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