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Clitellata 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 568832

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Class  
  Synonym(s): Oligochaeta
 
    Clitellata
 
    Hirudinea
 
    Oligochaeta
 
    Enchytraeida
 
    Enchytraeina
 
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2015   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumAnnelida  – annelids, annélides, Anelídeo, minhoca, sanguessuga  
                ClassClitellata   
    Direct Children:  
                   SuperorderMetagynophora   
                   SubclassLumbriculata   
                   SubclassRandiellata   
                   SubclassTubificata   
       
                 ClassClitellata  incertae sedis  
    Children with Uncertain Position:  
                   FamilyCapilloventridae Harman & Loden, 1984  
                   FamilyEnchytraeidae   
                   FamilyQuestidae Hartman, 1966  
                   OrderApodadrilida   
       

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  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Richard C. Brusca   
  Notes: Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721   
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 Comments
       
  Comment: The arrangement of the Clitellata within the annelids remains unresolved, and various conflicting views may be found in recent resources  
 

 

    


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