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AINMAL BIOLOGICAL
SYSTEMS
Chapter 9
SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION
• Based on the concept of species
• Species – a group of “like” organisms that are
reproductively isolated
• Genus – a group of closely related species
• Family – a g-o-c-r genera
• Order – a g-o-c-r families
• Class – a g-o-c-r orders
• Phylum – a g-o-c-r classes
• Kingdom – a g-o-c-r phyla
Complete Classification of the
Eastern Oyster
• Kingdom – Animalia
• Phylum – Mollusca
• Class – Bivalve
• Order – Ostreoida
• Family – Ostreidae
• Genus – Crassostrea
• Species – virginica
Three Most Important Phyla in
Studying Wildlife
• Chordata – fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds,
mammals
• Arthropoda – insects, crustaceans
• Mollusca – snails, clams, oysters
Scientific Name
• Scientific name is the genus and species
• System called binomial nomenclature
• Common names vary from one region to another
• Example: speckled trout (Gulf of Mexico); spotted
weakfish (Atlantic Ocean); same species
• Speckled Trout – Cynoscion nebulosus
Common Molluscs
Common Molluscs
Common Molluscs
Common Molluscs
Common Arthropods
Common Arthropods
Common Arthropods
Common Arthropods
Common Arthropods
Common FW Fish
Common Estuarine Fish
Common Estuarine Fish
Common SW Fish
Not-So-Common SW Fish
Common Amphibians
Common Reptiles
Common Birds
Common Mammals