Animal Classification: Scheme, Animal Classification (Just a thought!), Beginnings

Beginnings, Appendixes, Animal Classification: Scheme

Animalia (a1) superphylum
Animalia (a2) phylum
Animalia (a3) subphyla
Animalia (a4) infraphyla
Animalia (b1) superclasses
Animalia (b2) classes
Animalia (b3) subclasses
Animalia (b4) infraclasses
Animalia (c1) superorders
Animalia (c2) orders
Animalia (c3) suborders
Animalia (c4) infraorders
Animalia (c5) parvorders
Animalia (d1) superfamilies
Animalia (d2) families
Animalia (d3) subfamilies
Animalia (e2) tribes
Animalia (e3) subtribes
Animalia (f2) genera
Animalia (f3) subgenera
Animalia (g2) species
Animalia (g3) subspecies

INVERTEBRATES

Radiata (a1)>
01. CNIDARIA (a2): corals, jellyfish,
sea anemones, sea pens
02. PORIFERA (a2): sponges
Ambulacraria (a1)>
03. ECHINODERMATA (a2):
cystoids, sea stars, sea cucumbers, sea lilies, sea urchins
04. HEMICHORDATA (a2) ):
acorn worms, graptolites
Lophotrochozoa (a1)>
05. ANNELIDA (a2)>
Clitellata (b2): earthworms, leeches
Echiura (b2): spoon worms
Polychaeta (b2): bristle worms, ragworms
06. BRACHIOPODA (a2): brachiopods
07. BRYOZOA (a2): moss animals
08. MOLLUSCA (a2)>
Bivalvia (b2): clams, cockles, mussels, oysters, scallops
Cephalopoda (b2): cuttlefish, nautili, octopus, squid
Gastropoda (b2): slugs, snails

EXOSKELETAL VERTEBRATES

Ecdysozoa (a1)>Arthropoda (a2)>
09. CHELICERATA (a3)>
Arachnida (b2): harvestmen, mites,
scorpions, spiders, ticks
Merostomata (b2): horseshoe crabs,
sea scorpions
Pycnogonida (b2): sea spiders
10. CRUSTACEA (a3)>
Cephalocarida (b2): horseshoe shrimp
Malacostraca (b2): crabs, crayfish, krill,
lobsters, prawns, shrimp, woodlice
Maxillopoda (b2): barnacles
11. HEXAPODA (a3)>
Entognatha (b2): springtails
Insecta (b2): ants, bees, beetles,
butterflies, crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, moths, sawflies, termites, wasps
12. MYRIAPODA (a3)>
Chilopoda (b2): centipedes
Diplopoda (b2): millipedes
13. TRILOBITOMORPHA (a3)>
Trilobita (b2): trilobites

ENDOSKELETAL VERTEBRATES

Deuterostomia (a1)>Chordata(a2)>
NOTOCHORD
14. CEPHALOCHORDATA (a3):
lancelets, pikaians
15. TURNICATA (a3)
Vertebrata (a3)>
BACKBONE
16.  AGNATHA (b1): jawless fish (extinct): conodonts, galeaspids, haikouella,
myllokunmingia, osteostracans, pituriaspids, pteraspidomorphs
17. CYCLOSTOMATA (b1)
jawless fish: hagfish, lampreys,
18. GNATHOSTOMATA (a4)>
jawed vertebrates
Acanthodii (b2): spiny ‘sharks’
Chondrichthyes (b2) cartilaginous fish:
chimaeras, dogfish, rays, sawfish, sharks,
Placodermi (b2): armoured fish (extinct)
19. OSTEICHTHYES (b1)>
bony fish
Actinopterygii (b2): ray-finned fish:
anchovies, barracudas, bichirs, bowfins, catfish, carp, catfish, characins, cod, eels, flatfish, flyingfish, gars, graylings, groupers, herrings, knifefish, loaches, mackerels, milkfish, minnows,  mullets, paddlefish, pencil fish, pikes, piranhas, reedfish, salmon, sardines, seahorses, shads, soles, sticklebacks, sturgeon, swordfish, tetras, trout, trout-perch, tuna, turbots.
Sarcopterygii (b2): lobe-finned fish:
coelacanths, lungfish
Tetrapoda (b1)>
four-limbed vertebrates
20. AMPHIBIA (b2)>
Labyrinthodontia (b3): temnospondyls
Lissamphibia (b3): caecilians, newts, frogs, salamanders, toads
21. AVES (b2)
flightless birds: cassowaries, emus, kiwis, moas, ostriches, penguins, rheas
gamebirds: chickens, grouse, guineafowl,  partridges, pheasants, turkeys
nocturnal birds: nighthawks, nightjars,  oilbirds, owls
perching birds: birds-of-paradise, blackbirds, crows, gnatcatchers, jackdaws, jays, larks, mockingbirds, magpies, nuthatches, ravens, rooks, treecreepers, sparrows, starlings,
swallows, thrushes, wagtails, wrens
raptors (birds of prey): caracaras, condors, eagles, falcons, harrier-hawks, harriers, hawks, kites, ospreys, secretarybirds, vultures
seabirds: albatrosses, auks, guillemots,
gull family, kittiwakes, petrels, puffins,
razorbills, seagulls, skuas, shearwaters,
skimmers
tropical birds: budgerigars, cockatoos, corellas, hornbills, keas, lorikeets, parrots, toucans
shoreline birds: curlews, herons, plovers,
sandpipers, storks, terns
waterfowl: ducks, magpie geese, mallards,
geese, screamers, swans
22. REPTILIA (b2)>
Crocodilia (c2): alligators, crocodiles
Squamata (c2): lizards, snakes
Testudines (c2): tortoises, turtles
23. SAUROPSIDA (b2)
Dinosauria (c1): Apatosaurus,
Archaeopteryx, Brachiosaurus, Caudipteryx, Diplodocus, Iguanodon, Stegosaurus,
Triceratops
24. SYNAPSIDA (b2)>
Pelycosauria (c2): anteosaurs, cynodonts, Dimetrodon
Mammalia (b2)>
NEOCORTEX
Prototheria (b3)>
25 AUSTRALOSPHENIDA (b4)>
Monotremata (c2): echidnas, platypodes
Theriiformes (b3)>
26. MULTITUBERCULATA (c2)>
Theria (b3)>
27. CIMOLESTA (c2)
28. MARSUPIALIA (b4)>
Ameridelphia (c1): opossums,
shrew opossums
Australidelphia (c1): kangaroos, koalas,
possums, Tasmanian devils, wallabies,
wombats
Placentalia (b4)>
29. AFROTHERIA (c1)>
Afrosoricida (c2): golden moles, tenrecs
Hyracoidea (c2): hyraxes
Macroscelidea (c2): elephant shrews
Proboscidea (c2): elephants:
Sirenia (c2): dugongs, manatees
Tubulidentata (c2): aardvarks
30. XENARTHRA (c1)>
Cingulata (c2): armadillos
Pilosa (c2): anteaters, sloths
Laurasiatheria (c1)>
31. ARTIODACTYLA (c2)>
even-toed ungulates:
Ruminantia (c3): antelopes, bison, buffalos,
cattle, deer, duikers, giraffes, goat-antelopes, gazelles, goats, impalas, mouse-deer, okapis, sheep, wildebeests
Suina (c3): boars, hogs, pigs, peccaries,
warthogs
Tylopoda (c3): alpacas, camels, dromedaries, llamas
Whippomorpha (c3): dolphins, hippopotamuses, whales.
32. CARNIVORA (c2)>
Canidae (d2): dogs, grey wolves
Felidae (d2): cats, leopards, lions, jaguars, panthers, tigers, wildcats
Herpestidae (d2): mongooses
Arctoidea (c4): bears, seals, walruses
33. CHIROPTERA (c2): bats
34. CONDYLARTHRA (c2)
35. CREODONTA (c2)
36. DINOCERATA (c2)
37. EULIPOTYPHLA (c2): hedgehogs,
gymnures, moles, shrews
38.  MESONYCHIA (c2)
39. PERISSODACTYLA (c2)>
odd-toed ungulates:
Ceratomorpha (c3): rhinoceroses, tapirs
Hippomorpha (c3): asses, horses, zebras
40. PHOLIDOTA (c2): pangolins
Euarchontoglires (c1)>
41. DERMOPTERA (c2): colugos
42. LAGOMORPHA (c2): hares, pikas,
rabbits
43. PLESIADAPIFORMES (c2)
44. PRIMATES (c2)>
Haplorhini (c3): tarsiers
Platyrrhini (c5): New World monkeys
Cercopithecoidea (d1): Old World monkeys
Hylobatidae (d2): gibbons
Hominidae (d2): australopithecines,
chimpanzees, gorillas,great apes, humans, orangutans
Strepsirrhini (c3): galagos, lemurs, lorises
45. RODENTIA (c2)
Castorimorpha (c3): beavers, gophers
Hystricomorpha (c3): guinea pigs
Arvicolinae (d3): lemmings, muskrats, voles
Muridae (d2): gerbils, mice, rats
Sciuromorpha (c3): dormice, squirrels
46. SCANDENTIA (c2): treeshrews

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