Taxonomy of the animals (Hutchins et al., 2003) explained
The taxonomy of the animals presented by Hutchins et al. in 2003[1] in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia is a system of classification which covers all the metazoans, from phyla to orders (or families, for Hexapoda and Pisces, or species, for Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia).
Animalia (= Metazoa)
Phylum Porifera
Phylum Placozoa
Phylum Monoblastozoa
Phylum Rhombozoa
Phylum Orthonectida
Phylum Cnidaria
Phylum Ctenophora
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Phylum Nemertea
Phylum Rotifera
Phylum Gastrotricha
Phylum Kinorhyncha
Phylum Nematoda
Phylum Nematomorpha
Phylum Acanthocephala
Phylum Entoprocta
Phylum Micrognathozoa
Phylum Gnathostomulida
Phylum Priapulida
Phylum Loricifera
Phylum Cycliophora
Phylum Echinodermata
Phylum Chaetognatha
Phylum Hemichordata
Phylum Chordata
Superclass Pisces
Class Amphibia
Class Reptilia
Class Aves
Class Mammalia
Phylum Annelida
Phylum Vestimentifera
Phylum Sipuncula
Phylum Echiura
- Phylum Echiura
- Order Bonellioinea
- Order Echiuroinea
- Order Heteromyota
- Order Xenopneusta
Phylum Onychophora
Phylum Tardigrada
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Subphylum Cheliceriformes
Subphylum Uniramia
Subphylum Hexapoda
Phylum Mollusca
Phylum Phoronida
Phylum Ectoprocta
Phylum Brachiopoda
References
- Hutchins, M. et al. (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 17 vols., Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2003.