NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Xiphoveloidea
  Subfamily - Microveliinae
  Family - Veliidae
  Superfamily - Gerroidea
  Infraorder - Gerromorpha
  Suborder - Heteroptera
  Order - Hemiptera
  Superorder - Paraneoptera
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major obuduensis
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major tuberculata
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major major
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major congolensis
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major kilimandjaronis
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major mahajambae
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major makai
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major wondoensis
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major upingtoni
      Subspecies - Xiphoveloidea major kilimandjariensis