NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2018

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Larainae
  Family - Elmidae
  Superfamily - Byrrhoidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Hexanchorus angeli
      Species - Hexanchorus bifurcatus
      Species - Hexanchorus browni
      Species - Hexanchorus caraibus
      Species - Hexanchorus cordillierae
      Species - Hexanchorus crinitus
      Species - Hexanchorus dentitibialis
      Species - Hexanchorus dimorphus
      Species - Hexanchorus emarginatus
      Species - Hexanchorus falconensis
      Species - Hexanchorus flintorum
      Species - Hexanchorus gracilipes
      Species - Hexanchorus homaeotarsoides
      Species - Hexanchorus inflatus
      Species - Hexanchorus leleupi
      Species - Hexanchorus mcdiarmidi
      Species - Hexanchorus shannoni
      Species - Hexanchorus tarsalis
      Species - Hexanchorus thermarius
      Species - Hexanchorus tibialis
      Species - Hexanchorus usitatus