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
- Amphiuridae — Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida (32 genera, 483 species)
- Cytherideidae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (55 genera, 483 species)
- Macrouridae, Gadiformes (49 genera, 483 species)
- Ologamasidae — Arachnida, Mesostigmata (44 genera, 483 species)
- Thecosmiliidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (47 genera, 483 species)
- Gastrocoptidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (24 genera, 482 species)
- Clavatulidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (23 genera, 480 species)
- Rhabditidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (51 genera, 480 species)
- Phidoloporidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (27 genera, 472 species)
- Echinostomatidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (47 genera, 470 species)
- Rhinonyssidae — Arachnida, Mesostigmata (16 genera, 469 species)
- Scathophagidae — Insecta, Diptera (63 genera, 468 species)
- Diplogastridae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (60 genera, 467 species)
- Oxyopidae — Arachnida, Araneae (10 genera, 467 species)
- Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes (32 genera, 466 species)
- Cambaridae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (15 genera, 465 species)
- Mythicomyiidae — Insecta, Diptera (35 genera, 465 species)
- Zopheridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (104 genera, 465 species)
- Gammaridae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (46 genera, 464 species)
- Nuculanidae — Bivalvia, Nuculanida (29 genera, 463 species)
- Pilumnidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (86 genera, 463 species)
- Chydoridae — Branchiopoda, Diplostraca (64 genera, 462 species)
- Cryptophagidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (38 genera, 462 species)
- Corixidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (68 genera, 461 species)
- Desmodoridae — Chromadorea, Desmodorida (53 genera, 461 species)
- Hygrobatidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (42 genera, 461 species)
- Caprellidae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (96 genera, 460 species)
- Achatinellidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (32 genera, 459 species)
- Ascalaphidae — Insecta, Neuroptera (108 genera, 459 species)
- Assamiidae — Arachnida, Opiliones (252 genera, 459 species)
- Bovidae — Mammalia, Artiodactyla (136 genera, 459 species)
- Naucoridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (63 genera, 459 species)
- Schizopteridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (67 genera, 458 species)
- Skeneidae — Gastropoda, Trochida (45 genera, 458 species)
- Scatopsidae — Insecta, Diptera (39 genera, 456 species)
- Yponomeutidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (109 genera, 456 species)
- Phalangiidae — Arachnida, Opiliones (58 genera, 455 species)
- Pupinidae — Gastropoda, Architaenioglossa (45 genera, 455 species)
- Idiopidae — Arachnida, Araneae (27 genera, 454 species)
- Rhacophoridae — Amphibia, Anura (21 genera, 454 species)
- Psittacidae — Aves, Psittaciformes (92 genera, 453 species)
- Ceratophyllidae — Insecta, Siphonaptera (54 genera, 452 species)
- Nephtheidae — Anthozoa, Malacalcyonacea (15 genera, 452 species)
- Polyclinidae — Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia (10 genera, 452 species)
- Ranidae — Amphibia, Anura (27 genera, 452 species)
- Dolichodoridae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (24 genera, 450 species)
- Tornidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (38 genera, 450 species)
- Niphargidae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (9 genera, 449 species)
- Olividae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (17 genera, 449 species)
- Acroceridae — Insecta, Diptera (63 genera, 448 species)
- Blattisociidae — Arachnida, Mesostigmata (16 genera, 448 species)
- Dactyloidae — Squamata (1 genera, 448 species)
- Lepidostomatidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (34 genera, 446 species)
- Stenoporidae — Stenolaemata, Trepostomatida (19 genera, 446 species)
- Anisolabididae — Insecta, Dermaptera (44 genera, 443 species)
- Ancylodiscoididae — Monogenea, Dactylogyridea (27 genera, 442 species)
- Dentaliidae — Scaphopoda, Dentaliida (14 genera, 441 species)
- Syringophilidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (63 genera, 441 species)
- Riodinidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (93 genera, 440 species)
- Succineidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (21 genera, 440 species)
- Ciidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (38 genera, 439 species)
- Lachesillidae — Insecta, Psocodea (28 genera, 439 species)
- Tyrannidae — Aves, Passeriformes (100 genera, 439 species)
- Notonectidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (18 genera, 437 species)
- Cunaxidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (28 genera, 436 species)
- Ricaniidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (65 genera, 436 species)
- Scenopinidae — Insecta, Diptera (28 genera, 436 species)
- Chaetonotidae (15 genera, 435 species)
- Fanniidae — Insecta, Diptera (6 genera, 434 species)
- Dicrocoeliidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (31 genera, 433 species)
- Columbidae — Aves, Columbiformes (64 genera, 432 species)
- Bodotriidae — Malacostraca, Cumacea (36 genera, 431 species)
- Oncholaimidae, Enoplida (38 genera, 431 species)
- Blissidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (55 genera, 430 species)
- Cochliopidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (64 genera, 430 species)
- Adelidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (8 genera, 428 species)
- Rhabdomesidae — Stenolaemata, Cryptostomida (38 genera, 428 species)
- Gecarcinucidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (74 genera, 427 species)
- Arrenuridae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (4 genera, 426 species)
- Rhinodrilidae — Clitellata, Crassiclitellata (44 genera, 426 species)
- Maeridae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (48 genera, 425 species)
- Mantispidae — Insecta, Neuroptera (70 genera, 425 species)
- Viperidae — Squamata (42 genera, 424 species)
- Apogonidae, Perciformes (46 genera, 422 species)
- Leuctridae — Insecta, Plecoptera (20 genera, 422 species)
- Margarodidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (84 genera, 422 species)
- Bucephalidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (31 genera, 421 species)
- Corbulidae — Bivalvia, Myida (38 genera, 421 species)
- Mactridae — Bivalvia, Venerida (56 genera, 420 species)
- Pachychilidae — Gastropoda (22 genera, 420 species)
- Syngnathidae, Syngnathiformes (62 genera, 420 species)
- Sciaenidae, Perciformes (71 genera, 419 species)
- Mogoplistidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (37 genera, 418 species)
- Stathmopodidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (26 genera, 418 species)
- Hydrobiosidae — Insecta, Trichoptera (55 genera, 417 species)
- Notodelphyidae — Copepoda, Cyclopoida (88 genera, 417 species)
- Pseudocaeciliidae — Insecta, Psocodea (39 genera, 417 species)
- Sparidae, Perciformes (48 genera, 417 species)
- Ascidae — Arachnida, Mesostigmata (20 genera, 416 species)
- Pyrgodesmidae — Diplopoda, Polydesmida (160 genera, 416 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.