Taxonomy of the animals (Hutchins et al., 2003)

The taxonomy of the animals presented by Hutchins et al. in 2003[1] in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia is a system of classification which covers all the metazoans, from phyla to orders (or families, for Hexapoda and Pisces, or species, for Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia).

Animalia (= Metazoa)

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Phylum Porifera

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Phylum Placozoa

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Phylum Monoblastozoa

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Phylum Rhombozoa

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Phylum Orthonectida

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Phylum Cnidaria

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Phylum Ctenophora

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Phylum Platyhelminthes

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Phylum Nemertea

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Phylum Rotifera

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Phylum Gastrotricha

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Phylum Kinorhyncha

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Phylum Nematoda

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Phylum Nematomorpha

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Phylum Acanthocephala

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Phylum Entoprocta

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Phylum Micrognathozoa

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Phylum Gnathostomulida

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Phylum Priapulida

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Phylum Loricifera

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Phylum Cycliophora

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Phylum Echinodermata

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Phylum Chaetognatha

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Phylum Hemichordata

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Phylum Chordata

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Superclass Pisces

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Class Amphibia

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Class Reptilia

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Class Aves

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Class Mammalia

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Phylum Annelida

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Phylum Vestimentifera

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Phylum Sipuncula

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Phylum Echiura

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Phylum Onychophora

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Phylum Tardigrada

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Phylum Arthropoda

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Subphylum Crustacea

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Subphylum Cheliceriformes

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Subphylum Uniramia

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Subphylum Hexapoda

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Phylum Mollusca

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Phylum Phoronida

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Phylum Ectoprocta

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Phylum Brachiopoda

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References

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  1. ^ Hutchins, M. et al. (eds.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 17 vols., Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2003.