HIRUDINIDAE
(toothed leeches)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyHIRUDINIDAE (toothed leeches)
OrderARHYNCHOBDELLIDA (an order of annelids)
InfraclassEuhirudinea (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassHIRUDINEA (leeches)
ClassCLITELLATA (a class of annelids)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

HIRUDINIDAE (toothed leeches) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for HIRUDINIDAE (toothed leeches)
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