NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Scaphinotus (Scaphinotus)
  Genus - Scaphinotus
  Tribe - Cychrini
  Subfamily - Carabinae
  Family - Carabidae
  Suborder - Adephaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Scaphinotus elevatus coloradensis
      Subspecies - Scaphinotus elevatus elevatus
      Subspecies - Scaphinotus elevatus flammeus
      Subspecies - Scaphinotus elevatus lengi
      Subspecies - Scaphinotus elevatus neomexicanus
      Subspecies - Scaphinotus elevatus tenebricosus