Incisocalliope aestuarius (Watling & Maurer, 1973)
(an amphipod)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIncisocalliope aestuarius (an amphipod)
FamilyPLEUSTIDAE (a family of crustaceans)
SuborderGAMMARIDEA (sand hoppers)
OrderAMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Faasse, M. & van Moorsel, G. 2003 The North-American amphipods, Melita nitida Smith, 1873 and Incisocalliope aestuarius (Watling and Maurer, 1973) (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridea), introduced to the Western Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands) Aquatic Ecology Vol 37: 13-22.

Incisocalliope aestuarius (an amphipod) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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