NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Calopterygidae
  Suborder - Zygoptera
  Order - Odonata
  Infraclass - Palaeoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Calopteryx angustipennis
      Species - Calopteryx dimidiata
      Species - Calopteryx maculata
      Species - Calopteryx aequabilis
      Species - Calopteryx amata