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

  Subfamily - Psepheninae
  Family - Psephenidae
  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 - Psephenus herricki
      Species - Psephenus falli
      Species - Psephenus texanus
      Species - Psephenus murvoshi
      Species - Psephenus haldemani
      Species - Psephenus usingeri
      Species - Psephenus minckleyi
      Species - Psephenus arizonensis
      Species - Psephenus montanus
      Species - Psephenus palpalis
      Species - Psephenus oresbius