Invertebrate paleontology

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[edit] A Classification of Invertebrate Paleontology

1. Kingdom Monera
   1. Division Schizomycophyta (bacteria)
   2. Division Cyanophyta (cyanobacteria)
2. Kingdom Protoctista
   1. Phylum Protozoa
      1. Subphylum Sarcomastigophora
         1. Class Sarcodina
            1. Subclass Rhizopoda
               1. Order Foraminifera
                  1. Suborder Allogromiina
                  2. Suborder Textulariina
                  3. Suborder Fusulinina
                  4. Suborder Miliolina
                  5. Suborder Rotaliina
            2. Subclass Actinopoda
               1. Order Radiolaria
                  1. Suborder Spumellaria
                  2. Suborder Nassellaria
3. Kingdom Animalia
   1. Phylum Archaeocyantha
   2. Phylum Porifera (sponges)
      1. Class Demospongea
      2. Class Hexactinellida
      3. Class Calcarea
      4. Class Stromatoporata
   3. Phylum Coelenterata / Cnidaria
      1. Class Anthozoa
         1. Subclass Octocorallia
         2. Subclass Zoantharia
            1. Order Rugosa
            2. Order Tabulata
            3. Order Scleractinia
   4. Phylum Bryozoa
      1. Class Stenolaemata
   5. Phylum Brachiopoda
      1. Subphylum Linguliformea
      2. Subphylum Craniiformea
      3. Subphylum Rhynchomelliformea
         1. Class Phynchonellata
            1. Order Orthida
            2. Order Pentamerida
            3. Order Rhynchonellida
            4. Order Atrypida
            5. Order Spiriferida
               1. Suborder Spiriferinida
            6. Order Terebratulida
         2. Class Strophomenata
            1. Order Strophomenida
            2. Order Productida
               1. Suborder Chonetidina
               2. Suborder Productidina
   6. Phylum Mollusca
      1. Class Bivalvia/Pelecypoda
      2. Class Gastropoda
         1. Subclass Prosobranchia
         2. Subclass Opisthobranchia
         3. Subclass Pulmonata
      3. Class Cephalopoda
         1. Subclass Nautiloidea
         2. Subclass Ammonoidea
            1. Agoniatitic
            2. Goniatitic
            3. Ceratitic
            4. Ammonitic
         3. Subclass Coleoidea (squids, etc.)
            1. Order Belemnoidea
   7. Phylum Arthropoda
      1. Subphylum Crustacea
         1. Class Ostracoda
         2. Class Malacostraca
         3. Class Branchiopoda
            1. Order Norostraca
         4. Class Cirripedia
         5. Class Arachnoidea
      2. Subphylum Trilobitomorpha
         1. Class Trilobita
      3. Subphylum Hexapoda
         1. Class Insecta
      4. Subphylum Chelicerata
         1. Class Arachnida
         2. Class Merostomata
      5. Subphylum Myriapoda
         1. Class Diplopoda
         2. Class Chilopoda
   8. Phylum Echinodermata
      1. Subphylum Crinozoa (sessile)
         1. Class Crinoidea
      2. Subphylum Blastozoa
         1. Class Blastoidea
         2. Class Diploporita
         3. Class Rhombifera
      3. Subphylum Echinozoa (mobile)
         1. Class Echinoidea
      4. Subphylum Asterozoa
         1. Class Asteroidea
         2. Class Ophiuroidea
   9. Phylum Hemichordata
      1. Class Graptoloidea
         1. Order Dendroidea
         2. Order Graptoloidea
            1. Suborder Didymograptina
            2. Suborder Diplograptina
            3. Suborder Monograptina