Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia

Current position

Mesozoa ([unranked]) van Beneden, 1876

Ref: T.-M. Lu et al., 2017: 6 (fig. 4a). [inferred rank]

Alternative positions

Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: Z.-Q. Zhang, 2013: 7.
Bilateria (Subkingdom) Hatschek, 1888	Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 264. [implicit]
Mesozoa ([unranked]) van Beneden, 1876	Ref: R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990: 48.
Protostomia (Infrakingdom) Grobben, 1908	Ref: M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b: table 2 (p. 36). [implicit]
Protostomia ([unranked]) Grobben, 1908	Ref: M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b: table 2 (p. 36). [implicit]

Historical positions

Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: T. Rees et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 131).
N.N. (Superphylum)	Ref: M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b: table 2 (p. 36).
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: Z.-Q. Zhang, 2013: 7.
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: Z.-Q. Zhang, 2011: 9.
Bilateria ([unranked]) Hatschek, 1888	Ref: E.E. Ruppert et al., 2004: 264-265, 266; 269.
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 208, 236-237.
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C. Nielsen, 1995
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990: 177-178.
Mesozoa ([unranked]) van Beneden, 1876	Ref: R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990: 48. [alternative position]

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	1c;1o;2f;5g;24s;1v
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 5 Mar 2016	[1c;1o;2f;5g;24s]
2020	T. Rees et al.: table 2 (p. 131)	7ng;6g; †0g
2013	Z.-Q. Zhang: 7	29s; †0s
2011	Z.-Q. Zhang: 9	43s
2011	Z.-Q. Zhang: 9	43s