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
- Lepocreadiidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (56 genera, 307 species)
- Osmylidae — Insecta, Neuroptera (80 genera, 307 species)
- Asterocheridae — Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida (71 genera, 306 species)
- Echiniscidae — Heterotardigrada, Echiniscoidea (23 genera, 306 species)
- Pachylaelapidae — Arachnida, Mesostigmata (20 genera, 306 species)
- Didymozoidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (80 genera, 305 species)
- Cerionidae — Gastropoda, Stylommatophora (5 genera, 304 species)
- Pseudothelphusidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (52 genera, 303 species)
- Alydidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (64 genera, 302 species)
- Mustelidae — Mammalia, Carnivora (112 genera, 302 species)
- Strigidae — Aves, Strigiformes (37 genera, 302 species)
- Plutellidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (53 genera, 301 species)
- Horaiclavidae — Gastropoda, Neogastropoda (30 genera, 300 species)
- Bucculatricidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (2 genera, 299 species)
- Productellidae (80 genera, 299 species)
- Raspailiidae — Demospongiae, Axinellida (29 genera, 299 species)
- Crassatellidae — Bivalvia, Carditida (29 genera, 298 species)
- Didelphidae — Mammalia, Didelphimorphia (58 genera, 298 species)
- Bagridae, Siluriformes (26 genera, 297 species)
- Barychelidae — Arachnida, Araneae (40 genera, 297 species)
- Cassidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (19 genera, 297 species)
- Monhysteridae — Chromadorea, Monhysterida (20 genera, 297 species)
- Phengodidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (38 genera, 297 species)
- Platypezidae — Insecta, Diptera (32 genera, 297 species)
- Rajidae — Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes (25 genera, 297 species)
- Armadillidiidae — Malacostraca, Isopoda (18 genera, 296 species)
- Ectinosomatidae — Copepoda, Harpacticoida (24 genera, 295 species)
- Pinnotheridae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (61 genera, 295 species)
- Acanthocladiidae — Stenolaemata, Fenestrida (18 genera, 294 species)
- Carangidae, Perciformes (43 genera, 294 species)
- Ischyroceridae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (51 genera, 294 species)
- Lichidae — Trilobita, Lichida (51 genera, 294 species)
- Geocoridae — Insecta, Hemiptera (35 genera, 293 species)
- Leeuwenhoekiidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (36 genera, 293 species)
- Maldanidae — Polychaeta (39 genera, 293 species)
- Daphniidae — Branchiopoda, Diplostraca (5 genera, 292 species)
- Bugulidae — Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida (33 genera, 291 species)
- Callianassidae — Malacostraca, Decapoda (40 genera, 291 species)
- Oxyuridae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (55 genera, 291 species)
- Selenopidae — Arachnida, Araneae (9 genera, 291 species)
- Aviculopectinidae — Bivalvia, Pectinida (22 genera, 290 species)
- Pomatiopsidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (37 genera, 290 species)
- Semicosciniidae — Stenolaemata, Fenestrida (23 genera, 290 species)
- Ampharetidae — Polychaeta (60 genera, 289 species)
- Amphipsocidae — Insecta, Psocodea (21 genera, 289 species)
- Bdellidae — Arachnida, Trombidiformes (13 genera, 289 species)
- Congridae, Anguilliformes (40 genera, 289 species)
- Malachiidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (23 genera, 289 species)
- Potamididae — Gastropoda (35 genera, 289 species)
- Acanthosomatidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (61 genera, 288 species)
- Aglaopheniidae — Hydrozoa, Leptothecata (15 genera, 288 species)
- Anostostomatidae — Insecta, Orthoptera (47 genera, 288 species)
- Cylindroleberididae — Ostracoda, Myodocopida (44 genera, 288 species)
- Dasytidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (13 genera, 288 species)
- Heterophyidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (51 genera, 288 species)
- Monorchiidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (58 genera, 288 species)
- Bittacidae — Insecta, Mecoptera (46 genera, 287 species)
- Monticuliporidae — Stenolaemata, Trepostomatida (11 genera, 287 species)
- Platystictidae — Insecta, Odonata (11 genera, 287 species)
- Xestoleberididae — Ostracoda, Podocopida (13 genera, 286 species)
- Ptiloneuridae — Insecta, Psocodea (13 genera, 285 species)
- Ampullariidae — Gastropoda, Architaenioglossa (15 genera, 284 species)
- Cypridinidae — Ostracoda, Myodocopida (40 genera, 284 species)
- Hymenopodidae — Insecta, Mantodea (45 genera, 284 species)
- Megophryidae — Amphibia, Anura (6 genera, 284 species)
- Picidae — Aves, Piciformes (40 genera, 284 species)
- Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontiformes (36 genera, 284 species)
- Harpagophoridae — Diplopoda, Spirostreptida (43 genera, 283 species)
- Typhlopidae — Squamata (19 genera, 283 species)
- Dendrocoelidae, Tricladida (31 genera, 282 species)
- Stenothoidae — Malacostraca, Amphipoda (45 genera, 282 species)
- Thamnophilidae — Aves, Passeriformes (50 genera, 282 species)
- Moitessieriidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (21 genera, 281 species)
- Equidae — Mammalia, Perissodactyla (49 genera, 280 species)
- Glycymerididae — Bivalvia, Arcida (9 genera, 280 species)
- Hydrochidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (2 genera, 280 species)
- Orchesellidae — Collembola, Entomobryomorpha (18 genera, 280 species)
- Strombidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (43 genera, 280 species)
- Trichoceridae — Insecta, Diptera (20 genera, 280 species)
- Cyatholaimidae — Chromadorea, Chromadorida (27 genera, 279 species)
- Waagenophyllidae — Anthozoa (37 genera, 279 species)
- Loxonematidae — Gastropoda (14 genera, 278 species)
- Nepidae — Insecta, Hemiptera (15 genera, 278 species)
- Rhynchomolgidae — Copepoda, Cyclopoida (44 genera, 278 species)
- Endomychidae — Insecta, Coleoptera (72 genera, 277 species)
- Ergasilidae — Copepoda, Cyclopoida (31 genera, 277 species)
- Machilidae — Insecta, Archaeognatha (39 genera, 276 species)
- Meessiidae — Insecta, Lepidoptera (36 genera, 276 species)
- Physidae — Gastropoda (20 genera, 276 species)
- Rallidae — Aves, Gruiformes (69 genera, 275 species)
- Spongiidae — Demospongiae, Dictyoceratida (9 genera, 275 species)
- Thelastomatidae — Chromadorea, Rhabditida (41 genera, 275 species)
- Aporrhaidae — Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha (53 genera, 274 species)
- Gorgoniidae — Anthozoa, Malacalcyonacea (15 genera, 274 species)
- Latomeandridae — Anthozoa, Scleractinia (38 genera, 274 species)
- Thiaridae — Gastropoda (36 genera, 274 species)
- Asaphidae — Trilobita, Asaphida (82 genera, 273 species)
- Flabelligeridae — Polychaeta (30 genera, 273 species)
- Microphallidae — Trematoda, Plagiorchiida (44 genera, 273 species)
- Platyrhacidae — Diplopoda, Polydesmida (48 genera, 273 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.