Procaryotic Genera
   Domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum Firmicutes corrig. Gibbons and Murray 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
       Class "Bacilli" Garrity et al. 2001 nom. ined. see Class Bacilli Ludwig et al. 2010
         Order Bacillales Prévot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
           Family Planococcaceae Krasil'nikov 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)
             Genus Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)