Animal Families
17449 families in the taxonomic backbone, 13298 of them carrying genus or species records in the Sanctum index.
Families by species records held
- Pseudocerotidae — Turbellaria (12 genera, 242 species)
- Brachystomatidae — Insecta, Diptera (24 genera, 241 species)
- Capsalidae — Monogenea, Capsalidea (48 genera, 241 species)
- Glaphyridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (11 genera, 241 species)
- Heptapteridae, Siluriformes (25 genera, 241 species)
- Lichenoporidae — Stenolaemata, Cyclostomatida (27 genera, 241 species)
- Yoldiidae — Bivalvia, Nuculanida (12 genera, 240 species)
- Cephalobidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (30 genera, 239 species)
- Euschmidtiidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (60 genera, 239 species)
- Leptochitonidae — Polyplacophora, Lepidopleurida (16 genera, 239 species)
- Micronectidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (7 genera, 239 species)
- Oncousoeciidae — Stenolaemata, Cyclostomatida (12 genera, 239 species)
- Cercopithecidae — Mammalia, Primates (44 genera, 238 species)
- Eleutherodactylidae — Amphibia, Anura (5 genera, 238 species)
- Sarcophytidae — Anthozoa, Malacalcyonacea (6 genera, 238 species)
- Anisopodidae — Insecta, Diptera (20 genera, 237 species)
- Hebridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (11 genera, 237 species)
- Sphaerodactylidae — Squamata (13 genera, 237 species)
- Bythinellidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (3 genera, 236 species)
- Galeodidae — Arachnida, Solifugae (10 genera, 236 species)
- Lohmanniidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (23 genera, 236 species)
- Psilodercidae — Arachnida, Araneae (11 genera, 236 species)
- Hesionidae — Polychaeta, Phyllodocida (42 genera, 235 species)
- Pelodryadidae — Amphibia, Anura (3 genera, 235 species)
- Pholadomyidae — Bivalvia (17 genera, 235 species)
- Phyllostomidae — Mammalia, Chiroptera (64 genera, 235 species)
- Aeolothripidae — Insecta, Thysanoptera (31 genera, 234 species)
- Dicroglossidae — Amphibia, Anura (14 genera, 234 species)
- Diptilomiopidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (35 genera, 234 species)
- Hyperoliidae — Amphibia, Anura (17 genera, 234 species)
- Suberitidae — Demospongiae, Suberitida (13 genera, 234 species)
- Tullbergiidae — Collembola, Poduromorpha (33 genera, 234 species)
- Chitonidae — Polyplacophora, Chitonida (15 genera, 233 species)
- Hydryphantidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (45 genera, 233 species)
- Microcotylidae — Monogenea, Mazocraeidea (52 genera, 233 species)
- Polycitoridae — Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia (11 genera, 233 species)
- Raphidiidae — Insecta, Raphidioptera (31 genera, 233 species)
- Callichthyidae, Siluriformes (9 genera, 232 species)
- Chamaeleonidae — Squamata (12 genera, 232 species)
- Proctophyllodidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (34 genera, 232 species)
- Proscopiidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (36 genera, 232 species)
- Turbinoliidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (33 genera, 232 species)
- Bourletiellidae — Collembola, Symphypleona (35 genera, 231 species)
- Castniidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (40 genera, 231 species)
- Cylichnidae — Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea (14 genera, 231 species)
- Diopsidae — Insecta, Diptera (17 genera, 231 species)
- Endodontidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (27 genera, 231 species)
- Ectopsocidae — Insecta, Psocodea (6 genera, 230 species)
- Oribatulidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (19 genera, 230 species)
- Pteropodidae — Mammalia, Chiroptera (50 genera, 229 species)
- Lecanidae — Eurotatoria, Ploima (1 genera, 228 species)
- Argyresthiidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (4 genera, 227 species)
- Dyscritellidae — Stenolaemata, Trepostomatida (7 genera, 227 species)
- Chloroperlidae — Insecta, Plecoptera (22 genera, 226 species)
- Cucullanidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (6 genera, 226 species)
- Malletiidae — Bivalvia, Nuculanida (33 genera, 226 species)
- Mochokidae, Siluriformes (9 genera, 226 species)
- Orthoceratidae — Cephalopoda, Orthocerida (26 genera, 226 species)
- Soleidae, Pleuronectiformes (35 genera, 226 species)
- Zebinidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (15 genera, 226 species)
- Cladorhizidae — Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida (15 genera, 225 species)
- Archimylacridae — Insecta, Blattodea (30 genera, 224 species)
- Largidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (27 genera, 224 species)
- Spiriferinidae — Rhynchonellata (16 genera, 224 species)
- Coelosphaeridae — Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida (9 genera, 223 species)
- Turdidae — Aves, Passeriformes (22 genera, 223 species)
- Zalmoxidae — Arachnida, Opiliones (61 genera, 223 species)
- Argasidae — Arachnida, Ixodida (6 genera, 222 species)
- Argidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (31 genera, 222 species)
- Comoseridae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (23 genera, 222 species)
- Lentulidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (37 genera, 222 species)
- Lepidopsocidae — Insecta, Psocodea (21 genera, 222 species)
- Majidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (53 genera, 222 species)
- Pterotrigoniidae — Bivalvia, Trigoniida (32 genera, 222 species)
- Capitellidae — Polychaeta (42 genera, 221 species)
- Oculinidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (17 genera, 221 species)
- Phyllophoridae — Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida (24 genera, 221 species)
- Polycopidae — Ostracoda, Halocyprida (23 genera, 221 species)
- Gosseletinidae — Gastropoda, Pleurotomariida (85 genera, 220 species)
- Vermetidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (18 genera, 220 species)
- Callyspongiidae — Demospongiae, Haplosclerida (5 genera, 219 species)
- Capillariidae, Trichinellida (20 genera, 219 species)
- Cryptopidae — Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha (6 genera, 219 species)
- Melittidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (16 genera, 219 species)
- Solpugidae — Arachnida, Solifugae (17 genera, 219 species)
- Chaetodontidae, Perciformes (16 genera, 218 species)
- Dielasmatidae — Rhynchonellata, Terebratulida (34 genera, 218 species)
- Helophoridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (4 genera, 218 species)
- Thericleidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (57 genera, 218 species)
- Upogebiidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (12 genera, 218 species)
- Haemulidae, Perciformes (22 genera, 217 species)
- Acanthocolpidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (17 genera, 216 species)
- Asteriidae — Asteroidea, Forcipulatida (46 genera, 216 species)
- Linoproductidae (35 genera, 216 species)
- Ringiculidae — Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea (12 genera, 216 species)
- Scolecitrichidae — Copepoda, Calanoida (31 genera, 216 species)
- Spondylidae — Bivalvia, Pectinida (2 genera, 216 species)
- Byrrhidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (41 genera, 215 species)
- Dixidae — Insecta, Diptera (10 genera, 215 species)
- Holothuriidae — Holothuroidea, Holothuriida (7 genera, 215 species)
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.