NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Xyletobius
  Subfamily - Xyletininae
  Family - Anobiidae
  Superfamily - Bostrichoidea
  Infraorder - Bostrichiformia
  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

      Subspecies - Xyletobius proteus proteus
      Subspecies - Xyletobius proteus apicalis
      Subspecies - Xyletobius proteus dorsalis
      Subspecies - Xyletobius proteus hastatus
      Subspecies - Xyletobius proteus maurus
      Subspecies - Xyletobius proteus simplex