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
- Qudsianematidae, Dorylaimida (34 genera, 416 species)
- Cirratulidae — Polychaeta (24 genera, 414 species)
- Cymothoidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (48 genera, 411 species)
- Dendrophylliidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (45 genera, 411 species)
- Triaenonychidae — Arachnida, Opiliones (106 genera, 411 species)
- Bithyniidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (31 genera, 410 species)
- Lacertidae — Squamata (58 genera, 410 species)
- Geomitridae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (48 genera, 409 species)
- Lineidae — Pilidiophora, Heteronemertea (85 genera, 409 species)
- Myctophidae, Myctophiformes (41 genera, 409 species)
- Membraniporidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (4 genera, 408 species)
- Euomphalidae — Gastropoda (51 genera, 407 species)
- Platycnemididae — Insecta, Odonata (46 genera, 406 species)
- Ceraphronidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (16 genera, 404 species)
- Chromodorididae — Gastropoda, Nudibranchia (19 genera, 404 species)
- Phoxocephalidae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (80 genera, 404 species)
- Acerentomidae — Protura, Protura (53 genera, 403 species)
- Limnichidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (40 genera, 403 species)
- Diapheromeridae — Insecta, Phasmida (49 genera, 402 species)
- Carabodidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (42 genera, 401 species)
- Choreutidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (23 genera, 400 species)
- Ameiridae — Copepoda, Harpacticoida (48 genera, 399 species)
- Aphelenchoididae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (33 genera, 399 species)
- Thraupidae — Aves, Passeriformes (108 genera, 397 species)
- Ophichthidae, Anguilliformes (65 genera, 396 species)
- Tryphosidae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (43 genera, 396 species)
- Triviidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (21 genera, 395 species)
- Muscicapidae — Aves, Passeriformes (63 genera, 394 species)
- Paramuriceidae — Anthozoa, Malacalcyonacea (34 genera, 394 species)
- Spiriferidae — Rhynchonellata (33 genera, 394 species)
- Fellodistomidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (35 genera, 393 species)
- Anthocoridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (63 genera, 392 species)
- Astartidae — Bivalvia, Carditida (33 genera, 392 species)
- Perlodidae — Insecta, Plecoptera (61 genera, 391 species)
- Porcellionidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (23 genera, 391 species)
- Nogodinidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (100 genera, 388 species)
- Scheloribatidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (25 genera, 388 species)
- Leptonetidae — Arachnida, Araneae (25 genera, 386 species)
- Masaridae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (16 genera, 384 species)
- Paradoxostomatidae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (27 genera, 384 species)
- Platyceratidae — Gastropoda (43 genera, 384 species)
- Pomatiidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (24 genera, 384 species)
- Salmonidae, Salmoniformes (15 genera, 384 species)
- Trochilidae — Aves, Apodiformes (114 genera, 384 species)
- Gyrinidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (30 genera, 383 species)
- Laophontidae — Copepoda, Harpacticoida (80 genera, 383 species)
- Sepsidae — Insecta, Diptera (39 genera, 383 species)
- Diastylidae — Malacostraca, Cumacea (27 genera, 382 species)
- Percidae, Perciformes (19 genera, 382 species)
- Diplostomidae — Trematoda, Diplostomida (50 genera, 381 species)
- Stylasteridae — Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata (33 genera, 381 species)
- Trichomycteridae, Siluriformes (44 genera, 380 species)
- Ceratozetidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (37 genera, 379 species)
- Valvatidae — Gastropoda (10 genera, 379 species)
- Hubbardiidae — Arachnida, Schizomida (74 genera, 378 species)
- Liviidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (28 genera, 378 species)
- Cheiracanthiidae — Arachnida, Araneae (14 genera, 377 species)
- Colloniidae — Gastropoda, Trochida (57 genera, 377 species)
- Eupterotidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (58 genera, 377 species)
- Pharyngodonidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (34 genera, 377 species)
- Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes (45 genera, 374 species)
- Proteocephalidae — Cestoda, Onchoproteocephalidea (71 genera, 374 species)
- Plagioeciidae — Stenolaemata, Cyclostomatida (38 genera, 373 species)
- Campodeidae — Diplura, Diplura (40 genera, 372 species)
- Cytherellidae — Ostracoda, Platycopida (12 genera, 371 species)
- Hahniidae — Arachnida, Araneae (25 genera, 371 species)
- Munidopsidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (24 genera, 371 species)
- Clathurellidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (16 genera, 370 species)
- Pyrgotidae — Insecta, Diptera (60 genera, 369 species)
- Blephariceridae — Insecta, Diptera (41 genera, 368 species)
- Vitrinellidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (8 genera, 367 species)
- Bythocytheridae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (67 genera, 365 species)
- Asellidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (20 genera, 364 species)
- Discodorididae — Gastropoda, Nudibranchia (31 genera, 363 species)
- Cydnidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (58 genera, 361 species)
- Lernaeopodidae — Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida (52 genera, 361 species)
- Eosentomidae — Protura, Protura (9 genera, 360 species)
- Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes (65 genera, 360 species)
- Pisauridae — Arachnida, Araneae (54 genera, 359 species)
- Chronidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (33 genera, 358 species)
- Cottidae, Scorpaeniformes (67 genera, 358 species)
- Trichodectidae — Insecta, Psocodea (19 genera, 358 species)
- Megaspilidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (13 genera, 357 species)
- Ethmiidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (7 genera, 356 species)
- Onuphidae — Polychaeta, Eunicida (24 genera, 356 species)
- Phrurolithidae — Arachnida, Araneae (23 genera, 356 species)
- Psilidae — Insecta, Diptera (13 genera, 356 species)
- Torrenticolidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (6 genera, 356 species)
- Accipitridae — Aves, Accipitriformes (95 genera, 355 species)
- Milichiidae — Insecta, Diptera (24 genera, 355 species)
- Suctobelbidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (21 genera, 355 species)
- Diplectanidae — Monogenea, Dactylogyridea (39 genera, 354 species)
- Eucnemidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (96 genera, 354 species)
- Pisaniidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (25 genera, 354 species)
- Acteonidae — Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea (40 genera, 353 species)
- Muraenidae, Anguilliformes (18 genera, 353 species)
- Chamaemyiidae — Insecta, Diptera (28 genera, 352 species)
- Macrobiotidae — Eutardigrada, Parachela (16 genera, 352 species)
- Munnopsidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (43 genera, 352 species)
- Xanthonychidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (28 genera, 352 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.