The hierarchy of biological classification's eight major taxonomic ranks.An order contains one or more families. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown. Family (Latin: familia, pl.: familiae) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.It is classified between order and genus. [1] A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between ... More @Wikipedia
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