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

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 Entoprocta
    • Order Coloniales
    • Order Solitaria

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
  1. Hutchins, M. et al. (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 17 vols., Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2003.
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