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: 2008

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Chauliognathini
  Subfamily - Chauliognathinae
  Family - Cantharidae
  Superfamily - Elateroidea
  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 - Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus
      Species - Chauliognathus arizonensis
      Species - Chauliognathus basalis
      Species - Chauliognathus deceptus
      Species - Chauliognathus discus
      Species - Chauliognathus fasciatus
      Species - Chauliognathus lecontei
      Species - Chauliognathus lewisi
      Species - Chauliognathus limbicollis
      Species - Chauliognathus marginatus
      Species - Chauliognathus misellus
      Species - Chauliognathus obscurus
      Species - Chauliognathus omissus
      Species - Chauliognathus opacus
      Species - Chauliognathus profundus
      Species - Chauliognathus bipunctaticollis
      Species - Chauliognathus scutellaris
      Species - Chauliognathus transversus
      Species - Chauliognathus werneri