| Term Name: | dwc:higherClassification |
| Label: | Higher Classification |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherClassification-2009-08-24 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherClassification |
| Issued: | 2009-08-24 |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. Recommended best practice is to order the list starting with the highest rank and separating the names for each rank with a semi-colon (";"). |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | superseded |
| Replaces: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherTaxonName-2009-04-24 |
| Is replaced by: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/higherClassification-2014-10-23 |
Metadata about this term version are available in the following formats/serializations:
For more information about this term version in the context of sets of terms that include it, please refer to the following term list versions:
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-08-24
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-09-11
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-09-17
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-09-21
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2009-12-07
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2011-10-16
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2013-03-28
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2013-05-25