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Between brackets is the number of
accepted marine extant species
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Biota
(32 243)
Kingdom
Animalia
(26 721)
Phylum
Acanthocephala
(64)
Phylum
Annelida
(2 173)
Phylum
Arthropoda
(7 688)
Phylum
Brachiopoda
(39)
Phylum
Bryozoa
(786)
Phylum
Cephalorhyncha
Phylum
Chaetognatha
(41)
Phylum
Chordata
(2 245)
Subphylum
Cephalochordata
(2)
Subphylum
Tunicata
(494)
Subphylum
Urochordata
accepted as
Tunicata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
(1 749)
Infraphylum
Agnatha
(5)
Infraphylum
Gnathostomata
(1 744)
Parvphylum
Chondrichthyes
(148)
Class
Elasmobranchii
(142)
Subclass
Neoselachii
(142)
Infraclass
Batoidea
(57)
Order
Myliobatiformes
(15)
Order
Pristiformes
accepted as
Rhinopristiformes
Order
Rajiformes
(35)
Family
Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
(3)
Family
Rajidae de Blainville, 1816
(32)
Genus
Amblyraja
Malm, 1877
(3)
Genus
Dipturus
Rafinesque, 1810
(4)
Genus
Leucoraja
Malm, 1877
(4)
Genus
Malacoraja
Stehmann, 1970
(2)
Genus
Neoraja
McEachran & Compagno, 1982
(1)
Genus
Raja
Linnaeus, 1758
(12)
Genus
Rajella
Stehmann, 1970
(5)
Genus
Rostroraja
Hulley, 1972
(1)
Order
Rhinopristiformes
(4)
Order
Torpediniformes
(3)
Infraclass
Selachii
(85)
Class
Holocephali
(6)
Parvphylum
Osteichthyes
(1 333)
Megaclass
Tetrapoda
(263)
Superclass
Pisces
Phylum
Cnidaria
(1 469)
Phylum
Coelenterata
Phylum
Ctenophora
(37)
Phylum
Cycliophora
(1)
Phylum
Dicyemida
(17)
Phylum
Echinodermata
(650)
Phylum
Ectoprocta
accepted as
Bryozoa
Phylum
Entoprocta
(59)
Phylum
Gastrotricha
(257)
Phylum
Gnathostomulida
(25)
Phylum
Hemichordata
(17)
Phylum
Kinorhyncha
(83)
Phylum
Loricifera
(2)
Phylum
Mesozoa
accepted as
Dicyemida
Phylum
Mollusca
(4 726)
Phylum
Nematoda
(1 849)
Phylum
Nematomorpha
(3)
Phylum
Nemertea
(372)
Phylum
Nemertina
represented as
Nemertea
Phylum
Orthonectida
(19)
Phylum
Pentastomida
accepted as
Pentastomida
Phylum
Phoronida
(9)
Phylum
Placozoa
(1)
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
(2 192)
Phylum
Pogonophora
accepted as
Siboglinidae Caullery, 1914
Phylum
Porifera
(1 514)
Phylum
Priapulida
(7)
Phylum
Rotifera
(104)
Phylum
Sipunculida
accepted as
Sipuncula
Phylum
Tardigrada
(83)
Phylum
Xenacoelomorpha
(189)
Kingdom
Bacteria
(157)
Kingdom
Chromista
(3 254)
Kingdom
Fungi
(374)
Kingdom
Monera
represented as
Bacteria
Kingdom
Plantae
(1 473)
Kingdom
Protozoa
(264)
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