`list_subtaxa`

Pack: paleobiodb · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/list_subtaxa for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

List the direct child taxa (subtaxa) of a taxon from the Paleobiology Database, with each child’s rank and number of its own subtaxa. Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`taxon`	string	yes	Parent taxon name, e.g. “Tyrannosauridae”.
`limit`	number	no	Max subtaxa to return (default 30).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "taxon": "Tyrannosauridae"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_subtaxa","arguments":{"taxon":"Tyrannosauridae"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('list_subtaxa', {
  "taxon": "Tyrannosauridae"
});

More examples

{
  "taxon": "Dinosauria",
  "limit": 50
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the paleobiodb pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paleobiodb": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/paleobiodb/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

list_subtaxa