Taxonomy of the animals (Hutchins et al., 2003)

The taxonomy of the animals presented by Hutchins et al. in 2003

, from phyla to orders (or families, for Hexapoda and Pisces, or species, for Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia).

Animalia (= Metazoa)

Phylum Porifera

• Phylum
  Porifera
  • Class
    Calcarea
    • Order Baeriida
    • Order Clathrinida
    • Order
      Leucosoleniida
    • Order
      Lithonida
    • Order Murrayonida
  • Class
    Hexactinellida
    • Order Amphidiscosida
    • Order
      Aulocalycoida
    • Order
      Hexactinosida
    • Order Lychniscosida
    • Order Lyssacinosida
  • Class
    Demospongiae
    • Order Agelasida
    • Order
      Astrophorida
    • Order
      Chondrosida
    • Order Dendroceratida
    • Order Dictyoceratida
    • Order
      Hadromerida
    • Order
      Halichondrida
    • Order
      Halisarcida
    • Order Haplosclerida
    • Order Homosclerophorida
    • Order Poecilosclerida
    • Order
      Spirophorida
    • Order
      Verongida
    • Order
      Verticillitida

Phylum Placozoa

• Phylum Placozoa
  • No order designations

Phylum Monoblastozoa

• Phylum
  Monoblastozoa
  • No order designations

Phylum Rhombozoa

• Phylum
  Rhombozoa
  • Order Dicyemida
  • Order Heterocyemida

Phylum Orthonectida

• Phylum Orthonectida
  • Order Orthonectida

Phylum Cnidaria

• Phylum Cnidaria
  • Class Anthozoa
    • Order
      Actiniaria
    • Order Alcyonacea
    • Order
      Antipatharia
    • Order
      Ceriantharia
    • Order Corallimorpharia
    • Order Helioporacea
    • Order
      Pennatulacea
    • Order Scleractinia
    • Order
      Zoanthidea
  • Class Hydrozoa
    • Order Actinulida
    • Order
      Capitata
    • Order
      Conica
    • Order Cystonectae
    • Order Filifera
    • Order
      Laingiomedusae
    • Order Limnomedusae
    • Order Moerisiida
    • Order
      Narcomedusa
    • Order Proboscoida
    • Order Physonectae
    • Order
      Polypodiozoa
    • Order
      Trachymedusa
  • Class
    Cubozoa
    • Order
      Cubomedusae
  • Class Scyphozoa
    • Order
      Coronatae
    • Order Rhizostomeae
    • Order Semaeostomeae
    • Order Stauromedusae

Phylum Ctenophora

• Phylum Ctenophora
  • Order
    Beroida
  • Order
    Cestida
  • Order Cydippida
  • Order
    Ganeshida
  • Order Lobata
  • Order Platyctenida
  • Order
    Thalassocalycida

Phylum Platyhelminthes

• Phylum
  Platyhelminthes
  • Class Acoela
    • No order designations
  • Class Turbellaria
    • Order Catenulida
    • Order
      Haplopharyngida
    • Order Lecithoepitheliata
    • Order
      Macrostomida
    • Order Polycladida
    • Order Prolecithophora
    • Order Proplicastomata
    • Order Proseriata
    • Order Rhabdocoela
    • Order
      Tricladida
  • Class Trematoda
    • Order Aspidogastrida
    • Order Azygiida
    • Order
      Echinostomida
    • Order
      Opisthorchiida
    • Order Plagiorchiida
    • Order Strigeatida
  • Class Monogenea
    • Order Monopisthocotylea
    • Order Polyopisthocotylea
  • Class Cestoda
    • Order
      Amphilinidea
    • Order Caryophyllidea
    • Order Cyclophyllidea
    • Order Diphyllidea
    • Order Gyrocotylidea
    • Order Haplobothriidea
    • Order
      Lecanicephalidea
    • Order Litobothriidea
    • Order Nippotaeniidea
    • Order Proteocephalidea
    • Order Pseudophyllidea
    • Order Spathebothriidea
    • Order Tetrabothriidea
    • Order Tetraphyllidea
    • Order Trypanorhyncha

Phylum Nemertea

• Phylum Nemertea
  • Class Anopla
    • Order Heteronemertea
    • Order Palaeonemertea
  • Class Enopla
    • Order Hoplonemertea

Phylum Rotifera

• Phylum
  Rotifera
  • Order
    Bdelloida
  • Order
    Collothecacea
  • Order Flosculariacea
  • Order Ploimida
  • Order
    Seisonida

Phylum Gastrotricha

• Phylum
  Gastrotricha
  • Order Chaetonotida
  • Order Macrodasyida

Phylum Kinorhyncha

• Phylum Kinorhyncha
  • Order Cyclorhagida
  • Order
    Homalorhagida

Phylum Nematoda

• Phylum
  Nematoda
  • Class Adenophorea
    • Order Araeolaimida
    • Order Chromadorida
    • Order Desmodorida
    • Order Desmoscolecida
    • Order Dorylaimida
    • Order Enoplida
    • Order Isolaimida
    • Order Mermithida
    • Order Monhysterida
    • Order Mononchida
    • Order Muspiceida
    • Order Stichosomida
    • Order Trichocephalida
  • Class Secernentea
    • Order Aphelenchida
    • Order Ascaridida
    • Order Camallanida
    • Order Diplogasterida
    • Order Rhabditida
    • Order Spirurida
    • Order Strongylida
    • Order Tylenchida

Phylum Nematomorpha

• Phylum Nematomorpha
  • Order Gordioidea
  • Order
    Nectonematoidea

Phylum Acanthocephala

• Phylum Acanthocephala
  • Order
    Apororhynchida
  • Order Echinorhynchida
  • Order
    Gigantorhynchida
  • Order
    Gyracanthocephala
  • Order
    Moniliformida
  • Order Neoechinorhynchida
  • Order
    Oligacanthorhynchida
  • Order Polymorphida

Phylum Entoprocta

• Phylum Entoprocta
  • Order Coloniales
  • Order Solitaria

Phylum Micrognathozoa

• Phylum
  Micrognathozoa
  • Order
    Limnognathida

Phylum Gnathostomulida

• Phylum
  Gnathostomulida
  • Order Bursovaginoidea
  • Order Filospermoidea

Phylum Priapulida

• Phylum Priapulida
  • Order
    Halicryptomorphida
  • Order Priapulimorphida
  • Order
    Seticoronarida

Phylum Loricifera

• Phylum Loricifera
  • Order
    Nanaloricida

Phylum Cycliophora

• Phylum
  Cycliophora
  • Order
    Symbiida

Phylum Echinodermata

• Phylum
  Echinodermata
  • Class
    Crinoidea
    • Order Bourgueticrinida
    • Order Comatulida
    • Order Cyrtocrinida
    • Order Isocrinida
    • Order Millericrinida
  • Class
    Asteroidea
    • Order Brisingida
    • Order Forcipulatida
    • Order
      Notomyotida
    • Order Paxillosida
    • Order Spinulosida
    • Order Valvatida
    • Order Velatida
  • Class
    Concentricycloidea
    • Order
      Peripodida
  • Class
    Ophiuroidea
    • Order
      Euryalida
    • Order Oegophiurida
    • Order Ophiurida
  • Class
    Echinoidea
    • Order Arbacioida
    • Order Cassiduloida
    • Order Cidaroida
    • Order
      Clypeasteroida
    • Order Diadematoida
    • Order Echinoida
    • Order Echinothuroida
    • Order Holasteroida
    • Order Holectypoida
    • Order Pedinoida
    • Order Phymosomatoida
    • Order Salenoida
    • Order Spatangoida
    • Order Temnopleurida
  • Class
    Holothuroidea
    • Order Apodida
    • Order
      Aspidochirotida
    • Order Dactylochirotida
    • Order Dendrochirotida
    • Order Elasipodida
    • Order
      Molpadiida

Phylum Chaetognatha

• Phylum Chaetognatha
  • Order Aphragmophora
  • Order Phragmophora

Phylum Hemichordata

• Phylum
  Hemichordata
  • Order Cephalodiscida
  • Order Rhabdopleurida

Phylum Chordata

• Phylum
  Chordata
  • Subphylum
    Urochordata
    • Class Ascidiacea
      • Order
        Enterogona
      • Order Pleurogona
    • Class Thaliacea
      • Order Doliolida
      • Order
        Pyrosomatida
      • Order
        Salpida
    • Class
      Appendicularia
      • Order
        Copelata
    • Class
      Sorberacea
      • Order Aspiraculata
  • Subphylum
    Cephalochordata
    • Order
      Amphioxiformes
  • Subphylum
    Craniata

Superclass Pisces

• Superclass
  polyphyletic
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  • Class
    Myxini
    • Order
      Myxiniformes
  • Class Cephalaspidomorphi
    • Order
      Petromyzoniformes
  • Class Chondrichthyes
    • Order
      Chimaeriformes
    • Order Heterodontiformes
    • Order
      Orectolobiformes
    • Order Carcharhiniformes
    • Order Lamniformes
    • Order Hexanchiformes
    • Order Squaliformes
    • Order Squatiniformes
    • Order
      Pristiophoriformes
    • Order Rajiformes
  • Class Sarcopterygii
    • Order
      Coelacanthiformes
    • Order Ceratodontiformes
    • Order
      Lepidosireniformes
  • Class Actinopterygii
    • Order
      Polypteriformes
    • Order Acipenseriformes
    • Order Lepisosteiformes
    • Order Amiiformes
    • Order Osteoglossiformes
    • Order Elopiformes
    • Order
      Albuliformes
    • Order
      Anguilliformes
    • Order
      Saccopharyngiformes
    • Order Clupeiformes
    • Order Gonorynchiformes
    • Order Cypriniformes
    • Order Characiformes
    • Order
      Siluriformes
    • Order Gymnotiformes
    • Order Esociformes
    • Order Osmeriformes
    • Order
      Salmoniformes
    • Order Stomiiformes
    • Order Aulopiformes
    • Order Myctophiformes
    • Order
      Lampridiformes
    • Order
      Polymixiiformes
    • Order Percopsiformes
    • Order Ophidiiformes
    • Order Gadiformes
    • Order
      Batrachoidiformes
    • Order
      Lophiiformes
    • Order
      Mugiliformes
    • Order Atheriniformes
    • Order Beloniformes
    • Order Cyprinodontiformes
    • Order Stephanoberyciformes
    • Order Beryciformes
    • Order Zeiformes
    • Order
      Gasterosteiformes
    • Order Synbranchiformes
    • Order Scorpaeniformes
    • Order Perciformes
      • Suborder Percoidei
      • Suborder Labroidei
      • Suborder Zoarcoidei
      • Suborder Nototheniodei
      • Suborder
        Trachinoidei
      • Suborder
        Blennioidei
      • Suborder
        Icosteoidei
      • Suborder
        Gobiesocoidei
      • Suborder Callionymoidei
      • Suborder
        Gobioidei
      • Suborder Acanthuroidei
      • Suborder Scombroidei
      • Suborder Stromateoidei
      • Suborder Anabantoidei
      • Suborder Channoidei
    • Order
      Pleuronectiformes
    • Order Tetraodontiformes

Class Amphibia

• Class
  Amphibia
  • Order
    Anura
  • Order Caudata
  • Order
    Gymnophiona

Class Reptilia

• Class
  Reptilia
  • Order
    Testudines
  • Order
    Crocodylia
  • Order Rhynchocephalia
  • Order Squamata

Class Aves

• Class
  Aves
  • Order Struthioniformes
  • Order Procellariiformes
  • Order
    Sphenisciformes
  • Order Gaviiformes
  • Order
    Podicipediformes
  • Order Pelecaniformes
  • Order
    Ciconiiformes
  • Order Phoenicopteriformes
  • Order Falconiformes
  • Order Anseriformes
  • Order Galliformes
  • Order
    Opisthocomiformes
  • Order Gruiformes
  • Order Charadriiformes
  • Order
    Pterocliformes
  • Order
    Columbiformes
  • Order
    Psittaciformes
  • Order
    Musophagiformes
  • Order
    Cuculiformes
  • Order
    Strigiformes
  • Order
    Caprimulgiformes
  • Order Apodiformes
  • Order
    Coliiformes
  • Order
    Trogoniformes
  • Order Coraciiformes
  • Order Piciformes
  • Order
    Passeriformes

Class Mammalia

• Class
  Mammalia
  • Order
    Monotremata
  • Order
    Didelphimorphia
  • Order Paucituberculata
  • Order Microbiotheria
  • Order Dasyuromorphia
  • Order Peramelemorphia
  • Order
    Notoryctemorphia
  • Order Diprotodontia
  • Order Xenarthra
  • Order Insectivora
  • Order
    Scandentia
  • Order
    Dermoptera
  • Order
    Chiroptera
  • Order
    Primates
  • Order Carnivora
  • Order Cetacea
  • Order
    Tubulidentata
  • Order Proboscidea
  • Order
    Hyracoidea
  • Order Sirenia
  • Order Perissodactyla
  • Order
    Artiodactyla
  • Order
    Pholidota
  • Order Rodentia
  • Order Lagomorpha
  • Order
    Macroscelidea

Phylum Annelida

• Phylum
  Annelida
  • Class
    Polychaeta
    • Order Amphinomida
    • Order Capitellida
    • Order Chaetopterida
    • Order Cirratulida
    • Order
      Cossurida
    • Order Ctenodrilida
    • Order Dinophilida
    • Order Eunicida
    • Order Flabelligerida
    • Order Magelonida
    • Order Nerillida
    • Order Opheliida
    • Order Orbiniida
    • Order Oweniida
    • Order Phyllodocida
    • Order Poeobiida
    • Order Polygordiida
    • Order Protodrilida
    • Order Psammodrilida
    • Order Sabellariida
    • Order Sabellida
    • Order Spintherida
    • Order Spionida
    • Order Sternaspida
    • Order Terebellida
  • Class Myzostomida
    • Order Pharyngidea
    • Order Proboscidea
  • Class Oligochaeta
    • Order Haplotaxida
    • Order
      Lumbriculida
    • Order
      Moniligastrida
    • Order Opisthopora
  • Class
    Hirudinea
    • Order
      Arhynchobdellae
    • Order Rhynchobdellida
  • Class Pogonophora
    • Order Athecanephria
    • Order Thecanephria

Phylum Vestimentifera

• Phylum
  Vestimentifera
  • Order Basibranchia
  • Order Riftiidae

Phylum Sipuncula

• Phylum Sipuncula
  • Order
    Aspidosiphoniformes
  • Order Golfingiaformes
  • Order
    Phascolosomatiformes
  • Order
    Sipunculiformes

Phylum Echiura

• Phylum Echiura
  • Order Bonellioinea
  • Order Echiuroinea
  • Order Heteromyota
  • Order Xenopneusta

Phylum Onychophora

• Phylum Onychophora
  • No order designations

Phylum Tardigrada

• Phylum
  Tardigrada
  • Order Arthrotardigrada
  • Order Echiniscoidea
  • Order Parachela
  • Order
    Apochela
  • Order Mesotardigrada

Phylum Arthropoda

• Phylum
  Arthropoda

Subphylum Crustacea

• Subphylum
  Crustacea
  • Class Remipedia
    • Order
      Nectiopoda
  • Class Cephalocarida
    • Order
      Brachypoda
  • Class Branchiopoda
    • Order Anostraca
    • Order Notostraca
    • Order
      Conchostraca
    • Order
      Cladocera
  • Class Malacostraca
    • Subclass Phyllocarida
      • Order Leptostraca
    • Subclass Eumalacostraca
      • Order
        Stomatopoda
      • Order Bathynellacea
      • Order Anaspidacea
      • Order
        Euphausiacea
      • Order
        Amphionidacea
      • Order Decapoda
      • Order Mysida
      • Order Lophogastrida
      • Order Cumacea
      • Order Tanaidacea
      • Order Mictacea
      • Order Spelaeogriphacea
      • Order Thermosbaenacea
      • Order Isopoda
      • Order Amphipoda
  • Class
    Maxillopoda
    • Subclass Thecostraca
      • Order Acrothoracica
      • Order Ascothoracica
      • Order Rhizocephala
      • Order Thoracica
    • Subclass Tantulocarida
      • No order designations
    • Subclass
      Branchiura
      • Order
        Arguloida
    • Subclass
      Mystacocarida
      • No order designations
    • Subclass
      Copepoda
      • Order Calanoida
      • Order Cyclopoida
      • Order
        Gelyelloida
      • Order Harpacticoida
      • Order Misophrioida
      • Order Monstrilloida
      • Order
        Mormonilloida
      • Order
        Platycopioida
      • Order Siphonostomatoida
    • Subclass
      Ostracoda
      • Order Myodocopida
      • Order Palaeocopida
      • Order Podocopida
  • Class Pentastomida
    • Order
      Cephalobaenida
    • Order Porocephalida

Subphylum Cheliceriformes

• Subphylum
  Cheliceriformes
  • Class
    Pycnogonida
    • Order
      Pantopoda
  • Class Chelicerata
    • Subclass Merostomata
      • Order Xiphosura
    • Subclass
      Arachnida
      • Order
        Acari
      • Order Amblypygi
      • Order
        Araneae
      • Order Opiliones
      • Order Palpigradi
      • Order
        Pseudoscorpiones
      • Order Ricinulei
      • Order Schizomida
      • Order
        Scorpionida
      • Order
        Solpugida
      • Order Uropygi

Subphylum Uniramia

• Subphylum Uniramia
  • Class Myriapoda
    • Subclass
      Chilopoda
      • Order Craterostigmomophora
      • Order Geophilomorpha
      • Order Lithobiomorpha
      • Order Scolopendromorpha
      • Order Scutigeromorpha
    • Subclass
      Diplopoda
      • Order Callipodida
      • Order Chordeumatida
      • Order Glomerida
      • Order Glomeridesmida
      • Order Julida
      • Order Platydesmida
      • Order Polydesmida
      • Order Polyxenida
      • Order Polyzoniida
      • Order
        Siphoniulida
      • Order Siphonophorida
      • Order Sphaerotheriida
      • Order Spirobolida
      • Order Spirostreptida
      • Order
        Stemmiulida
    • Subclass Symphyla
      • Order Symphyla
    • Subclass Pauropoda
      • Order
        Hexamerocerata
      • Order Tetramerocerata

Subphylum Hexapoda

• Subphylum Hexapoda
  • Class Entognatha
    • Order Protura
    • Order
      Collembola
    • Order Diplura
  • Class
    Insecta
    • Order
      Microcoryphia
    • Order Thysanura
    • Order
      Ephemeroptera
    • Order Odonata
    • Order Plecoptera
    • Order Blattodea
    • Order
      Isoptera
    • Order
      Mantodea
    • Order
      Grylloblattodea
    • Order
      Dermaptera
    • Order Orthoptera
    • Order
      Mantophasmatodea
    • Order
      Phasmida
    • Order Embioptera
    • Order Zoraptera
    • Order Psocoptera
    • Order
      Phthiraptera
    • Order Hemiptera
    • Order
      Thysanoptera
    • Order Megaloptera
    • Order
      Raphidioptera
    • Order Neuroptera
    • Order
      Coleoptera
    • Order Strepsiptera
    • Order
      Siphonaptera
    • Order
      Diptera
    • Order
      Trichoptera
    • Order Lepidoptera
    • Order Hymenoptera

Phylum Mollusca

• Phylum Mollusca
  • Class Aplacophora
    • Order Cavibelonia
    • Order
      Neomeniomorpha
    • Order Pholidoskepia
  • Class Monoplacophora
    • Order^{[check spelling]} Tryblidioidea
  • Class
    Polyplacophora
    • Order Acanthochitonida
    • Order Ischnochitonida
    • Order Lepidopleurida
  • Class Gastropoda
    • Subclass Opisthobranchia
      • Order
        Acochlidioidea
      • Order Anaspidea
      • Order Cephalaspidea
      • Order
        Gymnosomata
      • Order Notaspidea
      • Order
        Nudibranchia
      • Order Runcinoidea
      • Order Sacoglossa
      • Order
        Thecosomata
    • Subclass Pulmonata
      • Order Actophila
      • Order Basommatophora
      • Order Stylommatophora
      • Order Systellommatophora
      • Order Patellogastropoda
      • Superorder Vetigastropoda
        • Order Haliotoidea
        • Order Lepetodriloidea
        • Order Vetigastropoda
        • Order
          Cocculiniformia
        • Order
          Neritopsina
        • Order Caenogastropoda
  • Class Bivalvia
    • Order
      Arcoida
    • Order
      Hippuritoida
    • Order
      Limoida
    • Order
      Myoida
    • Order
      Mytiloida
    • Order
      Nuculoida
    • Order
      Ostreoida
    • Order
      Pholadomyoida
    • Order
      Pterioida
    • Order
      Solemyoida
    • Order
      Trigonioida
    • Order
      Unionoida
    • Order
      Veneroida
  • Class
    Scaphopoda
    • Order Dentaliida
    • Order Gadilida
  • Class
    Cephalopoda
    • Order Nautilida
    • Order
      Octopoda
    • Order
      Sepioidea
    • Order Spirulida
    • Order
      Teuthoidea
    • Order Vampyromorphida

Phylum Phoronida

• Phylum
  Phoronida
  • No order designations

Phylum Ectoprocta

• Phylum
  Ectoprocta
  • Class Phylactolaemata
    • No order designations
  • Class Stenolaemata
    • Order
      Cyclostomata
  • Class Gymnolaemata
    • Order Cheilostomatida
    • Order Ctenostomata

Phylum Brachiopoda

• Phylum
  Brachiopoda
  • Class Inarticulata
    • Order Acrotretida
    • Order Lingulida
  • Class
    Articulata
    • Order Rhynchonellida
    • Order Terebratulida
    • Order Thecideidina

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