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Kingdom Animalia
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Phylum: Cnidaria
Phylum: Nematoda
Phylum: Mollusca
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Class Polyplacophora
Phylum: Arthropoda
Phylum Chordata
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Subphylum Vertebrata
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Class Myxini (hagfishes)
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Order Myxiniformes
Class Cephalospidomorphi (lampreys)
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Order Petromyzontiformes
Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes)
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Subclass Dipnoi (lungfishes)
Subclass Coelocanthimorpha (coelacanths)
Class Holocephali (ratfishes/chimaeras)
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Order Chimaeriformes
Class Elasmobranchii (sharks, skates, rays)
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Subdivision Selachii (modern sharks)
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Order Heterodontiformes (bullhead, horn sharks)
Order Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)
Order Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)
Order Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)
Order Squaliformes (dogfish, cookie cutter sharks)
Order Squatiniformes (angel sharks, monkfish)
Subdivision Batoidea (rays)
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Order Rajiformes (skates and relatives)
Order Myliobatiformes (stingrays and relatives)
Class Actinopterygii
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Subclass Chondrostei (sturgeons and paddlefish)
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Order Polypteriformes (bichirs and reedfishes)
Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefishes)
Subclass Neopterygii (~95% of all fish species)
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Infraclass Holostei
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Order Lepisosteiformes (gars)
Order Amiiformes (bowfins)
Infraclass Teleostei
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Order Anguilliformes (eels)
Order Clupeiformes (herrings & anchovies)
Order Cypriniformes (carps, killifish, mosquitofish, livebearers)
Order Siluriformes (catfishes)
Order Salmoniformes (salmon & relatives)
Order Osmeriformes (smelts)
Order Perciformes (largest vertebrate order; perch-like fishes)
Order Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes)
Order Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes &relatives)
Order Tetradontiformes (triggerfishes & relatives)
Class Amphibia
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Order Anura (Frogs & Toads)
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Family Ascaphidae ("tailed" frogs)
Family Pleobatidae (spadefoot toads)
Family Bufonidae (true toads)
Family Hylidae (tree frogs)
Family Ranidae (true frogs)
Family Pipidae (tongueless frogs, clawed frogs)
Order Caudata (Salamanders)
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Family Ambystomatidae (mole salamander)
Family Dicamptodontidae (giant salamander)
Family Rhyacotritonidae (torrent salamander)
Family Salamandridae (newts)
Family Plethodontidae
Order Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
Class Reptilia
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Order Squamata (Lizards, Snakes, Worm lizards)
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Suborder Lacertilia (Lizards)
Family Chamaeleonidae (chamaeleons)
Family Gekkonidae (geckoes)
Family Iguanidae (iguanas and relatives)
Family Crotaphytidae (collared lizards, leopard lizards and relatives)
Family Phrynosomatidae (horned lizards and relatives)
Family Scincidae (skinks)
Family Teiidae (whiptails)
Family Anguidae (alligator lizards)
Family Xantusidae (night lizards)
Family Helodermatidae (gila monster)
Family Varanidae (monitor lizards)
Suborder Serpentes (Snakes)
Family Boidae (boas, other constrictors)
Family Colubridae ("harmless" snakes)
Family Viperidae (rattlers and vipers)
Order Testudines (Chelonia)
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Family Dermochelydae (leatherback turtles)
Family Chelonidae (sea turtles)
Family Emydidae (pond, aquatic turtles)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Order Crocodylia
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Family Crocodylidae (alligators and caimans, crocodiles and gharials)
Class Aves
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Superorder Palaeognathae
Superorder Neognathae
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Order Anseriformes
Order Galliformes
Order Podicipediformes
Order Columbiformes
Order Caprimulgiformes
Order Apodiformes
Order Gruiformes
Order Gaviiformes
Order Procellariiformes
Order Ciconiiformes
Order Pelecaniformes
Order Charadriiformes
Order Accipitriformes
Order Strigiformes
Order Piciformes
Order Falconiformes
Order Passeriformes
Class Mammalia
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Subclass Prototheria
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Order Monotremata (platypuses and echidnas)
Subclass Theria
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Infraclass Metatheria
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Order Marsupiala (marsupials)
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Family Didelphidae
Infraclass Eutheria
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Order Insectivora (moles and shrews)
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Family Soricidae (shrews)
Family Talpidae (moles, shrew moles)
Order Chiroptera (bats)
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Family Verspertilionidae (plainnose bats)
Family Molossidae (freetail bats)
Order Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and pikas)
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Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
Order Rodentia (rodents)
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Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
Family Heteromyidae (kangaroo rats + mice and pocket mice)
Family Castoridae (beaver)
Family Muridae (rats, mice, relatives)
Family Erethizontidae (porcupine)
Order Carnivora (bears, dogs, cats, seals, ect.)
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Family Canidae (dogs, foxes, coyotes, wolves)
Family Ursidae (bears)
Family Procyonidae (racoons, ringtails)
Family Mustelidae (river and sea otters, minks, weasels, skunks, badgers)
Family Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers)
Family Felidae (cats, bobcats, lynx and mountain lions)
Family Otariidae (eared seals and sea lions)
Family Phocidae (earless seals)
Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
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Family Antilocapridae (pronghorn)
Family Bovidae (bison, mountain sheep and goats)
Family Cervidae (deer, elk)
Order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
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Family Equidae (horses and donkeys)
Order Cetacea (whales, porpoises, and dolphins)
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Suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales including dolphins, etc.)
Suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales including gray, blue, right, and humpbacked whales)
Order Primates (monkeys, apes, humans)
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Family Hominidae (humans)
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Collections
Kingdom Animalia
>
Phylum: Cnidaria
Phylum: Nematoda
Phylum: Mollusca
>
Class Polyplacophora
Phylum: Arthropoda
Phylum Chordata
>
Subphylum Vertebrata
>
Class Myxini (hagfishes)
>
Order Myxiniformes
Class Cephalospidomorphi (lampreys)
>
Order Petromyzontiformes
Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes)
>
Subclass Dipnoi (lungfishes)
Subclass Coelocanthimorpha (coelacanths)
Class Holocephali (ratfishes/chimaeras)
>
Order Chimaeriformes
Class Elasmobranchii (sharks, skates, rays)
>
Subdivision Selachii (modern sharks)
>
Order Heterodontiformes (bullhead, horn sharks)
Order Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)
Order Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)
Order Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)
Order Squaliformes (dogfish, cookie cutter sharks)
Order Squatiniformes (angel sharks, monkfish)
Subdivision Batoidea (rays)
>
Order Rajiformes (skates and relatives)
Order Myliobatiformes (stingrays and relatives)
Class Actinopterygii
>
Subclass Chondrostei (sturgeons and paddlefish)
>
Order Polypteriformes (bichirs and reedfishes)
Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefishes)
Subclass Neopterygii (~95% of all fish species)
>
Infraclass Holostei
>
Order Lepisosteiformes (gars)
Order Amiiformes (bowfins)
Infraclass Teleostei
>
Order Anguilliformes (eels)
Order Clupeiformes (herrings & anchovies)
Order Cypriniformes (carps, killifish, mosquitofish, livebearers)
Order Siluriformes (catfishes)
Order Salmoniformes (salmon & relatives)
Order Osmeriformes (smelts)
Order Perciformes (largest vertebrate order; perch-like fishes)
Order Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes)
Order Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes &relatives)
Order Tetradontiformes (triggerfishes & relatives)
Class Amphibia
>
Order Anura (Frogs & Toads)
>
Family Ascaphidae ("tailed" frogs)
Family Pleobatidae (spadefoot toads)
Family Bufonidae (true toads)
Family Hylidae (tree frogs)
Family Ranidae (true frogs)
Family Pipidae (tongueless frogs, clawed frogs)
Order Caudata (Salamanders)
>
Family Ambystomatidae (mole salamander)
Family Dicamptodontidae (giant salamander)
Family Rhyacotritonidae (torrent salamander)
Family Salamandridae (newts)
Family Plethodontidae
Order Gymnophiona (Caecilians)
Class Reptilia
>
Order Squamata (Lizards, Snakes, Worm lizards)
>
Suborder Lacertilia (Lizards)
Family Chamaeleonidae (chamaeleons)
Family Gekkonidae (geckoes)
Family Iguanidae (iguanas and relatives)
Family Crotaphytidae (collared lizards, leopard lizards and relatives)
Family Phrynosomatidae (horned lizards and relatives)
Family Scincidae (skinks)
Family Teiidae (whiptails)
Family Anguidae (alligator lizards)
Family Xantusidae (night lizards)
Family Helodermatidae (gila monster)
Family Varanidae (monitor lizards)
Suborder Serpentes (Snakes)
Family Boidae (boas, other constrictors)
Family Colubridae ("harmless" snakes)
Family Viperidae (rattlers and vipers)
Order Testudines (Chelonia)
>
Family Dermochelydae (leatherback turtles)
Family Chelonidae (sea turtles)
Family Emydidae (pond, aquatic turtles)
Family Testudinidae (tortoises)
Order Crocodylia
>
Family Crocodylidae (alligators and caimans, crocodiles and gharials)
Class Aves
>
Superorder Palaeognathae
Superorder Neognathae
>
Order Anseriformes
Order Galliformes
Order Podicipediformes
Order Columbiformes
Order Caprimulgiformes
Order Apodiformes
Order Gruiformes
Order Gaviiformes
Order Procellariiformes
Order Ciconiiformes
Order Pelecaniformes
Order Charadriiformes
Order Accipitriformes
Order Strigiformes
Order Piciformes
Order Falconiformes
Order Passeriformes
Class Mammalia
>
Subclass Prototheria
>
Order Monotremata (platypuses and echidnas)
Subclass Theria
>
Infraclass Metatheria
>
Order Marsupiala (marsupials)
>
Family Didelphidae
Infraclass Eutheria
>
Order Insectivora (moles and shrews)
>
Family Soricidae (shrews)
Family Talpidae (moles, shrew moles)
Order Chiroptera (bats)
>
Family Verspertilionidae (plainnose bats)
Family Molossidae (freetail bats)
Order Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and pikas)
>
Family Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
Order Rodentia (rodents)
>
Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers)
Family Heteromyidae (kangaroo rats + mice and pocket mice)
Family Castoridae (beaver)
Family Muridae (rats, mice, relatives)
Family Erethizontidae (porcupine)
Order Carnivora (bears, dogs, cats, seals, ect.)
>
Family Canidae (dogs, foxes, coyotes, wolves)
Family Ursidae (bears)
Family Procyonidae (racoons, ringtails)
Family Mustelidae (river and sea otters, minks, weasels, skunks, badgers)
Family Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers)
Family Felidae (cats, bobcats, lynx and mountain lions)
Family Otariidae (eared seals and sea lions)
Family Phocidae (earless seals)
Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
>
Family Antilocapridae (pronghorn)
Family Bovidae (bison, mountain sheep and goats)
Family Cervidae (deer, elk)
Order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
>
Family Equidae (horses and donkeys)
Order Cetacea (whales, porpoises, and dolphins)
>
Suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales including dolphins, etc.)
Suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales including gray, blue, right, and humpbacked whales)
Order Primates (monkeys, apes, humans)
>
Family Hominidae (humans)
The SCOLEX Program
THE SCOLEX Advisors
Photo Gallery
Class