Principles of animal taxonomy George Gaylord Simpson
Publisher: Columbia University Press

The classic example is Linnaeus' animal kingdom taxonomy. The choice of the names by which we refer to the individual species, genera or families in the animal kingdom is ruled by a set of principles known as the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[2] (hereafter, 'the Code'). Linnaeus, Carolus (kärō'ləs lĭnā'əs), 1707-78, Swedish botanist and taxonomist, considered the founder of the binomial system of nomenclature and the originator of modern scientific classification of plants and animals. He studied botany and medicine and Of his higher groupings, only those for animals are still in use, and the groupings themselves have been significantly changed since their conception, as have the principles behind them. Structural organisation in plants and animals. Taxonomic aids, keys, specimen management ; Systematic and binomial system of nomenclature; Classification of living organisms( five kingdom classification, major groups and principles of classification within each group) Salient features of animal? This is because introducing a new species name, or otherwise intervening on the use of the scientific names of animals, is not simply a way to translate into words the author's view on a particular problem of animal taxonomy. Introduction Biology as a science, put the various organisms as its object of study. ( nonchordates up to phylum level and chordates up to class level). We evaluated completeness, accuracy, and historical trend of the taxonomic knowledge on the myrmecophilous ground beetle tribe Paussini (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae). While doing a presentation on the Principles of Taxonomy, I was asked the question of “How do you know when to choose a hierarchical taxonomy or a faceted taxonomy? Arthropods are the most diversified animal group [1, 2].