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
- Polygyridae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (26 genera, 351 species)
- Porcellanidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (37 genera, 351 species)
- Actinocyclidae — Gastropoda, Nudibranchia (2 genera, 349 species)
- Astropectinidae — Asteroidea, Paxillosida (37 genera, 349 species)
- Scorpionidae — Arachnida, Scorpiones (20 genera, 349 species)
- Trogidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (9 genera, 348 species)
- Latridiidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (30 genera, 347 species)
- Liolaemidae — Squamata (3 genera, 347 species)
- Littorinidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (32 genera, 347 species)
- Rhinotermitidae — Insecta, Blattodea (15 genera, 347 species)
- Actiniidae — Anthozoa, Actiniaria (58 genera, 346 species)
- Liocranidae — Arachnida, Araneae (39 genera, 346 species)
- Microcystidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (22 genera, 346 species)
- Clupeidae, Clupeiformes (78 genera, 345 species)
- Canestriniidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (99 genera, 344 species)
- Peripsocidae — Insecta, Psocodea (12 genera, 344 species)
- Sesarmidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (49 genera, 344 species)
- Dreissenidae — Bivalvia, Myida (13 genera, 343 species)
- Typhloplanidae, Rhabdocoela (70 genera, 343 species)
- Aturidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (54 genera, 342 species)
- Atactotoechidae — Stenolaemata, Trepostomatida (15 genera, 341 species)
- Canacidae — Insecta, Diptera (29 genera, 340 species)
- Cobitidae, Cypriniformes (30 genera, 340 species)
- Cucumariidae — Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida (75 genera, 340 species)
- Furnariidae — Aves, Passeriformes (68 genera, 340 species)
- Onchobothriidae — Cestoda, Onchoproteocephalidea (13 genera, 340 species)
- Uloboridae — Arachnida, Araneae (37 genera, 339 species)
- Candidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (34 genera, 338 species)
- Gripopterygidae — Insecta, Plecoptera (58 genera, 338 species)
- Parasitidae — Arachnida, Mesostigmata (32 genera, 337 species)
- Stomiidae, Stomiiformes (34 genera, 336 species)
- Damaeidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (24 genera, 334 species)
- Dalodesmidae — Diplopoda, Polydesmida (72 genera, 333 species)
- Primnoidae — Anthozoa, Scleralcyonacea (48 genera, 333 species)
- Saldidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (37 genera, 333 species)
- Chirostylidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (8 genera, 332 species)
- Hoplolaimidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (8 genera, 331 species)
- Spiraxidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (22 genera, 330 species)
- Solariellidae — Gastropoda, Trochida (14 genera, 329 species)
- Vertiginidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (23 genera, 329 species)
- Bitectiporidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (19 genera, 328 species)
- Tetracondylidae — Arachnida, Sarcoptiformes (24 genera, 328 species)
- Ancillariidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (17 genera, 327 species)
- Hymedesmiidae — Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida (13 genera, 327 species)
- Pseudophasmatidae — Insecta, Phasmida (47 genera, 327 species)
- Ampeliscidae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (4 genera, 326 species)
- Mimallonidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (40 genera, 326 species)
- Zoarcidae, Perciformes (61 genera, 325 species)
- Ancorinidae — Demospongiae, Tetractinellida (18 genera, 324 species)
- Ptinidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (71 genera, 324 species)
- Tiphiidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (57 genera, 323 species)
- Cymatiidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (35 genera, 322 species)
- Scorpaenidae, Scorpaeniformes (28 genera, 322 species)
- Balanidae — Maxillopoda, Sessilia (38 genera, 321 species)
- Corydalidae — Insecta, Megaloptera (35 genera, 321 species)
- Desmoscolecidae — Chromadorea, Desmoscolecida (23 genera, 321 species)
- Inoceramidae — Bivalvia, Myalinida (28 genera, 321 species)
- Metarbelidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (38 genera, 321 species)
- Amaurobiidae — Arachnida, Araneae (53 genera, 320 species)
- Oedemeridae — Insecta, Coleoptera (56 genera, 320 species)
- Ophiacanthidae — Ophiuroidea, Ophiacanthida (47 genera, 320 species)
- Poritidae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (8 genera, 320 species)
- Sertulariidae — Hydrozoa, Leptothecata (25 genera, 320 species)
- Cuspidariidae — Bivalvia (22 genera, 319 species)
- Cybaeidae — Arachnida, Araneae (26 genera, 319 species)
- Corydiidae — Insecta, Blattodea (54 genera, 318 species)
- Cryptogonimidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (89 genera, 317 species)
- Ischnochitonidae — Polyplacophora, Chitonida (11 genera, 317 species)
- Calyptraeidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (20 genera, 316 species)
- Enicocephalidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (51 genera, 316 species)
- Fringillidae — Aves, Passeriformes (56 genera, 316 species)
- Gymnophthalmidae — Squamata (57 genera, 316 species)
- Notommatidae — Eurotatoria, Ploima (18 genera, 316 species)
- Anthuridae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (25 genera, 315 species)
- Aulacidae — Insecta, Hymenoptera (13 genera, 315 species)
- Pachybolidae — Diplopoda, Spirobolida (66 genera, 315 species)
- Anatidae — Aves, Anseriformes (106 genera, 314 species)
- Glomeridae — Diplopoda, Glomerida (30 genera, 314 species)
- Nothobranchiidae, Cyprinodontiformes (13 genera, 313 species)
- Ammotheidae — Pycnogonida, Pantopoda (22 genera, 312 species)
- Architectonicidae — Gastropoda (22 genera, 312 species)
- Capniidae — Insecta, Plecoptera (26 genera, 312 species)
- Chordodidae — Gordioida, Gordioidea (17 genera, 312 species)
- Galatheidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (21 genera, 312 species)
- Murchisoniidae — Gastropoda, Pleurotomariida (24 genera, 312 species)
- Penaeidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (57 genera, 312 species)
- Desidae — Arachnida, Araneae (60 genera, 311 species)
- Geodiidae — Demospongiae, Tetractinellida (10 genera, 311 species)
- Nesticidae — Arachnida, Araneae (25 genera, 311 species)
- Ovulidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (41 genera, 311 species)
- Parastenocarididae — Copepoda, Harpacticoida (33 genera, 311 species)
- Apionidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (39 genera, 310 species)
- Carposinidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (32 genera, 310 species)
- Ceratitidae — Cephalopoda, Ceratitida (63 genera, 310 species)
- Tarsonemidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (26 genera, 310 species)
- Eremiaphilidae — Insecta, Mantodea (29 genera, 309 species)
- Halichondriidae — Demospongiae, Suberitida (14 genera, 309 species)
- Lumbrineridae — Polychaeta, Eunicida (22 genera, 309 species)
- Nemestrinidae — Insecta, Diptera (26 genera, 309 species)
- Eotomariidae — Gastropoda, Pleurotomariida (34 genera, 307 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.