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List of animal classes

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The following is a list of the classes in each phylum of the kingdom Animalia. There are 107 classes of animals in 33 phyla in this list. However, different sources give different numbers of classes and phyla. For example, Protura, Diplura, and Collembola are often considered to be the three orders in the class Entognatha. This list should by no means be considered complete and authoritative and should be used carefully.

Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms)

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Acoelomorpha (simple soft-bodied flatworms)

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Annelida (segmented worms)

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Arthropoda (arthropods: insects, crustaceans, arachnids, centipedes, and millipedes)

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Brachiopoda ("lamp shells")

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Bryozoa (moss animals)

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Chaetognatha (arrow worms)

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Chordata (vertebrates, tunicates, and lancelets)

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Cnidaria (marine stinging animals)

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Cycliophora (tiny marine animals)

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Dicyemida (rhombozoa)

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Echinodermata (starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea lilies, and others)

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Gastrotricha (hairybacks)

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Gnathostomulida (jaw worms)

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Kinorhyncha (mud dragons)

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Mollusca (mollusks)

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Nematoda (roundworms)

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Nematomorpha (horsehair worms)

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Nemertea (ribbon worms)

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Onychophora (velvet worms)

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Platyhelminthes (flatworms)

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Porifera (sponges)

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Priapulida (priapulid worms)

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Rotifera (rotifers)

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Tardigrada (tardigrades, water bears, or moss piglets)

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References

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  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Chelicerata". www.itis.gov.
  2. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Crustacea". www.itis.gov.
  3. ^ Regents of the University of California. "Introduction to Brachiopoda". www.ucmp.berkeley.edu.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2014-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Conlan, Kathleen E.; Bousfield, Edward. "Malacostracan | crustacean". www.britannica.com.
  7. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Hexapoda". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  8. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Myriapoda". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  9. ^ a b Tessler, Michael; Neumann, Johannes S.; Kamm, Kai; Osigus, Hans-Jürgen; Eshel, Gil; Narechania, Apurva; Burns, John A.; DeSalle, Rob; Schierwater, Bernd (2022-12-08). "Phylogenomics and the first higher taxonomy of Placozoa, an ancient and enigmatic animal phylum". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.1016357.