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
- Nemacheilidae, Cypriniformes (47 genera, 841 species)
- Spirostreptidae — Diplopoda, Spirostreptida (103 genera, 841 species)
- Triphoridae — Gastropoda (55 genera, 838 species)
- Cynipidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (83 genera, 835 species)
- Hippoboscidae — Insecta, Diptera (72 genera, 835 species)
- Buccinidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (109 genera, 834 species)
- Terebratulidae — Rhynchonellata, Terebratulida (58 genera, 834 species)
- Lumbricidae — Clitellata, Crassiclitellata (50 genera, 830 species)
- Helicinidae — Gastropoda, Cycloneritida (50 genera, 828 species)
- Thyrididae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (98 genera, 823 species)
- Alpheidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (54 genera, 820 species)
- Cerithiidae — Gastropoda (54 genera, 820 species)
- Terebridae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (30 genera, 815 species)
- Chelodesmidae — Diplopoda, Polydesmida (184 genera, 810 species)
- Drepanidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (118 genera, 809 species)
- Menoponidae — Insecta, Psocodea (54 genera, 809 species)
- Eudrilidae — Clitellata, Crassiclitellata (51 genera, 805 species)
- Urocoptidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (69 genera, 797 species)
- Ixodidae — Arachnida, Ixodida (20 genera, 791 species)
- Rhyacophilidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (6 genera, 791 species)
- Fulgoridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (141 genera, 786 species)
- Nemouridae — Insecta, Plecoptera (25 genera, 785 species)
- Rhynchonellidae — Rhynchonellata, Rhynchonellida (77 genera, 782 species)
- Pseudomelatomidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (58 genera, 776 species)
- Heleomyzidae — Insecta, Diptera (85 genera, 774 species)
- Cribrilinidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (123 genera, 773 species)
- Hylidae — Amphibia, Anura (48 genera, 767 species)
- Costellariidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (29 genera, 766 species)
- Nereididae — Polychaeta, Phyllodocida (52 genera, 765 species)
- Agaonidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (79 genera, 764 species)
- Hypogastruridae — Collembola, Poduromorpha (43 genera, 760 species)
- Erotylidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (111 genera, 755 species)
- Enidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (69 genera, 754 species)
- Carditidae — Bivalvia, Carditida (65 genera, 752 species)
- Onychiuridae — Collembola, Poduromorpha (58 genera, 745 species)
- Xanthidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (159 genera, 745 species)
- Potamidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (131 genera, 744 species)
- Pleurotomariidae — Gastropoda, Pleurotomariida (28 genera, 743 species)
- Calloporidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (83 genera, 742 species)
- Helicarionidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (100 genera, 741 species)
- Dictyopharidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (157 genera, 738 species)
- Microhylidae — Amphibia, Anura (59 genera, 737 species)
- Chernetidae — Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones (120 genera, 734 species)
- Serranidae, Perciformes (96 genera, 734 species)
- Paguridae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (97 genera, 732 species)
- Armadillidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (83 genera, 730 species)
- Clubionidae — Arachnida, Araneae (31 genera, 728 species)
- Hybosoridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (94 genera, 728 species)
- Phasmatidae — Insecta, Phasmida (139 genera, 728 species)
- Aphalaridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (68 genera, 726 species)
- Sphaeromatidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (110 genera, 724 species)
- Gonyleptidae — Arachnida, Opiliones (205 genera, 723 species)
- Mitridae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (45 genera, 721 species)
- Neobisiidae — Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones (37 genera, 721 species)
- Cosmetidae — Arachnida, Opiliones (117 genera, 720 species)
- Ulidiidae — Insecta, Diptera (109 genera, 714 species)
- Micropezidae — Insecta, Diptera (59 genera, 712 species)
- Labridae, Perciformes (76 genera, 711 species)
- Spionidae — Polychaeta (51 genera, 708 species)
- Acanthodrilidae — Clitellata, Crassiclitellata (55 genera, 703 species)
- Belidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (61 genera, 703 species)
- Bostrichidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (100 genera, 703 species)
- Mordellidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (64 genera, 703 species)
- Nautilidae — Cephalopoda, Nautilida (40 genera, 702 species)
- Hepialidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (83 genera, 699 species)
- Blattidae — Insecta, Blattodea (63 genera, 696 species)
- Fistuliporidae — Stenolaemata, Cystoporida (43 genera, 695 species)
- Tropiduchidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (197 genera, 690 species)
- Annulariidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (66 genera, 689 species)
- Soricidae — Mammalia, Soricomorpha (76 genera, 688 species)
- Calliostomatidae — Gastropoda, Trochida (33 genera, 687 species)
- Cyprididae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (104 genera, 687 species)
- Celleporidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (39 genera, 673 species)
- Lycidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (101 genera, 672 species)
- Smittinidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (29 genera, 672 species)
- Trigoniidae — Bivalvia, Trigoniida (39 genera, 670 species)
- Terebellidae — Polychaeta (68 genera, 664 species)
- Leptophlebiidae — Insecta, Ephemeroptera (159 genera, 662 species)
- Figitidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (89 genera, 661 species)
- Geophilidae — Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha (124 genera, 661 species)
- Caeciliusidae — Insecta, Psocodea (40 genera, 660 species)
- Heptageniidae — Insecta, Ephemeroptera (41 genera, 659 species)
- Limidae — Bivalvia, Limida (26 genera, 658 species)
- Octochaetidae — Clitellata, Crassiclitellata (39 genera, 654 species)
- Anyphaenidae — Arachnida, Araneae (57 genera, 650 species)
- Mermithidae, Mermithida (68 genera, 649 species)
- Galumnidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (30 genera, 647 species)
- Hemerobiidae — Insecta, Neuroptera (42 genera, 639 species)
- Ellobiidae — Gastropoda, Ellobiida (55 genera, 637 species)
- Glossosomatidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (27 genera, 637 species)
- Gyrodactylidae — Monogenea, Gyrodactylidea (33 genera, 636 species)
- Clusiidae — Insecta, Diptera (20 genera, 634 species)
- Eriococcidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (92 genera, 634 species)
- Sciomyzidae — Insecta, Diptera (68 genera, 633 species)
- Bufonidae — Amphibia, Anura (54 genera, 631 species)
- Coniopterygidae — Insecta, Neuroptera (45 genera, 631 species)
- Melanopsidae — Gastropoda (11 genera, 631 species)
- Candonidae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (77 genera, 630 species)
- Agamidae — Squamata (79 genera, 629 species)
- Didemnidae — Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia (9 genera, 628 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.