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
- Julidae — Diplopoda, Julida (130 genera, 1264 species)
- Aphelinidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (40 genera, 1263 species)
- Philopotamidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (31 genera, 1260 species)
- Lonchodidae — Insecta, Phasmida (168 genera, 1254 species)
- Veliidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (69 genera, 1233 species)
- Uraniidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (94 genera, 1231 species)
- Platystomatidae — Insecta, Diptera (128 genera, 1224 species)
- Mysidae — Malacostraca, Mysida (173 genera, 1223 species)
- Sclerosomatidae — Arachnida, Opiliones (158 genera, 1218 species)
- Nassariidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (52 genera, 1215 species)
- Epitoniidae — Gastropoda (77 genera, 1206 species)
- Cerithiopsidae — Gastropoda (48 genera, 1204 species)
- Zygaenidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (165 genera, 1196 species)
- Fasciolariidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (120 genera, 1184 species)
- Raphitomidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (93 genera, 1176 species)
- Palaemonidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (172 genera, 1172 species)
- Bulimulidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (31 genera, 1164 species)
- Halacaridae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (68 genera, 1157 species)
- Charopidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (262 genera, 1156 species)
- Mangeliidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (75 genera, 1154 species)
- Mytilidae — Bivalvia, Mytilida (90 genera, 1148 species)
- Oppiidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (135 genera, 1140 species)
- Syllidae — Polychaeta, Phyllodocida (103 genera, 1139 species)
- Hydraenidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (52 genera, 1138 species)
- Libellulidae — Insecta, Odonata (160 genera, 1131 species)
- Naticidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (64 genera, 1131 species)
- Geotrupidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (85 genera, 1130 species)
- Keroplatidae — Insecta, Diptera (117 genera, 1122 species)
- Chalcididae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (91 genera, 1118 species)
- Bibionidae — Insecta, Diptera (19 genera, 1115 species)
- Elachistidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (52 genera, 1111 species)
- Diapriidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (107 genera, 1103 species)
- Theraphosidae — Arachnida, Araneae (162 genera, 1103 species)
- Lithobiidae — Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha (90 genera, 1101 species)
- Loricariidae, Siluriformes (122 genera, 1097 species)
- Scirtidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (70 genera, 1095 species)
- Phalangopsidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (187 genera, 1085 species)
- Triozidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (71 genera, 1082 species)
- Cricetidae — Mammalia, Rodentia (186 genera, 1072 species)
- Gomphidae — Insecta, Odonata (122 genera, 1067 species)
- Cyclopidae — Copepoda, Cyclopoida (74 genera, 1065 species)
- Issidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (210 genera, 1065 species)
- Tenuipalpidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (41 genera, 1056 species)
- Trigonidiidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (126 genera, 1037 species)
- Cancellariidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (84 genera, 1035 species)
- Ptiliidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (106 genera, 1034 species)
- Torymidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (70 genera, 1034 species)
- Lygaeidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (122 genera, 1032 species)
- Diplommatinidae — Gastropoda, Architaenioglossa (35 genera, 1029 species)
- Dactylogyridae — Monogenea, Dactylogyridea (16 genera, 1023 species)
- Tetragnathidae — Arachnida, Araneae (58 genera, 1022 species)
- Nepticulidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (24 genera, 1020 species)
- Turritellidae — Gastropoda (54 genera, 1020 species)
- Anthicidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (71 genera, 1018 species)
- Lucinidae — Bivalvia, Lucinida (142 genera, 1018 species)
- Autostichidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (95 genera, 1017 species)
- Cytheruridae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (53 genera, 1009 species)
- Volutidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (92 genera, 1009 species)
- Aphrophoridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (161 genera, 1006 species)
- Geoplanidae, Tricladida (75 genera, 1000 species)
- Limnephilidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (109 genera, 999 species)
- Turridae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (81 genera, 994 species)
- Rissoidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (64 genera, 986 species)
- Nitidulidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (140 genera, 968 species)
- Phthiracaridae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (10 genera, 952 species)
- Eupelmidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (47 genera, 948 species)
- Polycentropodidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (37 genera, 945 species)
- Canthocamptidae — Copepoda, Harpacticoida (62 genera, 944 species)
- Chthoniidae — Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones (54 genera, 940 species)
- Meloidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (80 genera, 940 species)
- Erythraeidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (67 genera, 936 species)
- Polynoidae — Polychaeta, Phyllodocida (176 genera, 930 species)
- Serpulidae — Polychaeta, Sabellida (110 genera, 930 species)
- Gryllacrididae — Insecta, Orthoptera (123 genera, 925 species)
- Enchytraeidae — Clitellata, Enchytraeida (37 genera, 918 species)
- Caryophylliidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (86 genera, 917 species)
- Craugastoridae — Amphibia, Anura (21 genera, 914 species)
- Drilliidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (40 genera, 910 species)
- Trichogrammatidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (95 genera, 909 species)
- Papilionidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (40 genera, 897 species)
- Cypraeidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (86 genera, 896 species)
- Rhagionidae — Insecta, Diptera (61 genera, 896 species)
- Tellinidae — Bivalvia, Cardiida (119 genera, 890 species)
- Bairdiidae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (70 genera, 887 species)
- Opecoelidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (109 genera, 886 species)
- Ariophantidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (55 genera, 884 species)
- Corinnidae — Arachnida, Araneae (84 genera, 878 species)
- Rhaphidophoridae — Insecta, Orthoptera (89 genera, 878 species)
- Hemicytheridae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (85 genera, 877 species)
- Passalidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (75 genera, 863 species)
- Conopidae — Insecta, Diptera (60 genera, 861 species)
- Anobiidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (76 genera, 860 species)
- Gerridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (91 genera, 857 species)
- Viviparidae — Gastropoda, Architaenioglossa (58 genera, 850 species)
- Sphecidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (39 genera, 849 species)
- Neritidae — Gastropoda, Cycloneritida (42 genera, 845 species)
- Pauropodidae — Pauropoda, Tetramerocerata (28 genera, 845 species)
- Arcidae — Bivalvia, Arcida (45 genera, 844 species)
- Scythrididae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (21 genera, 843 species)
- Fissurellidae — Gastropoda, Lepetellida (53 genera, 842 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.