NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2016

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Superfamily - Cucujoidea
  Infraorder - Cucujiformia
  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

      Subfamily - Calonecrinae
      Subfamily - Carpophilinae
      Subfamily - Meligethinae
      Subfamily - Nitidulinae
      Subfamily - Cillaeinae
      Subfamily - Cryptarchinae
      Subfamily - Maynipeplinae
      Subfamily - Prometopinae