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
- Xyalidae — Chromadorea, Monhysterida (57 genera, 623 species)
- Lonchaeidae — Insecta, Diptera (11 genera, 621 species)
- Ctenidae — Arachnida, Araneae (50 genera, 620 species)
- Dysderidae — Arachnida, Araneae (29 genera, 620 species)
- Leucosiidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (92 genera, 620 species)
- Ctenophthalmidae — Insecta, Siphonaptera (42 genera, 618 species)
- Onychocellidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (39 genera, 617 species)
- Blenniidae, Perciformes (72 genera, 614 species)
- Megalopodidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (31 genera, 613 species)
- Aradidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (152 genera, 609 species)
- Bopyridae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (149 genera, 609 species)
- Dermestidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (54 genera, 608 species)
- Nuculidae — Bivalvia, Nuculida (31 genera, 608 species)
- Aeshnidae — Insecta, Odonata (72 genera, 603 species)
- Merulinidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (45 genera, 603 species)
- Cirolanidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (70 genera, 601 species)
- Mantidae — Insecta, Mantodea (79 genera, 601 species)
- Xystodesmidae — Diplopoda, Polydesmida (68 genera, 599 species)
- Polydesmidae — Diplopoda, Polydesmida (53 genera, 598 species)
- Philosciidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (116 genera, 593 species)
- Rhinocricidae — Diplopoda, Spirobolida (33 genera, 585 species)
- Diogenidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (35 genera, 584 species)
- Diaptomidae — Copepoda, Calanoida (64 genera, 583 species)
- Sabellidae — Polychaeta, Sabellida (48 genera, 580 species)
- Goniasteridae — Asteroidea, Valvatida (121 genera, 579 species)
- Alycaeidae — Gastropoda, Architaenioglossa (12 genera, 574 species)
- Styelidae — Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia (38 genera, 573 species)
- Rissoinidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (15 genera, 572 species)
- Nannastacidae — Malacostraca, Cumacea (31 genera, 571 species)
- Sphaeriidae — Bivalvia, Sphaeriida (12 genera, 568 species)
- Trichoniscidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (92 genera, 566 species)
- Lasaeidae — Bivalvia, Galeommatida (89 genera, 564 species)
- Paronellidae — Collembola, Entomobryomorpha (37 genera, 558 species)
- Microcionidae — Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida (13 genera, 557 species)
- Philodromidae — Arachnida, Araneae (36 genera, 556 species)
- Atyidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (48 genera, 555 species)
- Odontopygidae — Diplopoda, Spirostreptida (57 genera, 554 species)
- Ostreidae — Bivalvia, Ostreida (33 genera, 554 species)
- Xyloryctidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (106 genera, 554 species)
- Criconematidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (20 genera, 553 species)
- Miraciidae — Copepoda, Harpacticoida (68 genera, 553 species)
- Caligidae — Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida (35 genera, 550 species)
- Acroporidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (13 genera, 548 species)
- Cytheridae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (52 genera, 547 species)
- Proetidae — Trilobita, Proetida (124 genera, 544 species)
- Vespertilionidae — Mammalia, Chiroptera (78 genera, 544 species)
- Borsoniidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (37 genera, 541 species)
- Melyridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (88 genera, 539 species)
- Euteliidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (29 genera, 536 species)
- Phyllodocidae — Polychaeta, Phyllodocida (47 genera, 536 species)
- Bellerophontidae — Gastropoda (30 genera, 535 species)
- Loxoconchidae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (34 genera, 534 species)
- Pamphagidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (88 genera, 534 species)
- Cheyletidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (85 genera, 532 species)
- Achilidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (163 genera, 530 species)
- Turbinidae — Gastropoda, Trochida (40 genera, 530 species)
- Dictynidae — Arachnida, Araneae (75 genera, 529 species)
- Pediciidae — Insecta, Diptera (16 genera, 528 species)
- Chalinidae — Demospongiae, Haplosclerida (12 genera, 525 species)
- Cheliferidae — Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones (65 genera, 522 species)
- Cystiscidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (17 genera, 522 species)
- Evaniidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (38 genera, 522 species)
- Histiostomatidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (59 genera, 520 species)
- Dorylaimidae, Dorylaimida (37 genera, 518 species)
- Panorpidae — Insecta, Mecoptera (11 genera, 518 species)
- Chromadoridae — Chromadorea, Chromadorida (48 genera, 514 species)
- Mydidae — Insecta, Diptera (64 genera, 514 species)
- Portunidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (61 genera, 513 species)
- Kalotermitidae — Insecta, Blattodea (33 genera, 512 species)
- Munididae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (39 genera, 512 species)
- Epialtidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (107 genera, 511 species)
- Urocyclidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (76 genera, 510 species)
- Assimineidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (63 genera, 509 species)
- Ecnomidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (13 genera, 509 species)
- Glyphipterigidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (30 genera, 508 species)
- Forficulidae — Insecta, Dermaptera (73 genera, 507 species)
- Laelapidae — Arachnida, Mesostigmata (58 genera, 506 species)
- Lymnaeidae — Gastropoda (47 genera, 506 species)
- Dryinidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (43 genera, 505 species)
- Hemiuridae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (60 genera, 504 species)
- Plethodontidae — Amphibia, Caudata (30 genera, 504 species)
- Psychomyiidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (10 genera, 498 species)
- Scalpellidae — Maxillopoda, Pedunculata (41 genera, 498 species)
- Tateidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (51 genera, 496 species)
- Productidae (50 genera, 494 species)
- Pyrgomorphidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (150 genera, 494 species)
- Tylenchidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (48 genera, 494 species)
- Blastobasidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (31 genera, 492 species)
- Hygromiidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (83 genera, 492 species)
- Hymenolepididae — Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea (78 genera, 492 species)
- Scolopendridae — Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha (23 genera, 492 species)
- Sciuridae — Mammalia, Rodentia (94 genera, 490 species)
- Eunicidae — Polychaeta, Eunicida (12 genera, 489 species)
- Rivulidae, Cyprinodontiformes (40 genera, 489 species)
- Eucharitidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (64 genera, 488 species)
- Pomacentridae, Perciformes (38 genera, 488 species)
- Romaleidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (113 genera, 487 species)
- Elapidae — Squamata (63 genera, 486 species)
- Spongiphoridae — Insecta, Dermaptera (41 genera, 486 species)
- Cyrenidae — Bivalvia, Venerida (30 genera, 485 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.