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: 2012

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Onthophagini
  Subfamily - Scarabaeinae
  Family - Scarabaeidae
  Superfamily - Scarabaeoidea
  Infraorder - Scarabeiformia
  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 - Onthophagus binodis
      Species - Onthophagus catta
      Species - Onthophagus foliaceus
      Species - Onthophagus nigriventris
      Species - Onthophagus saggitarius
      Subgenus - Onthophagus (Onthophagus)
      Subgenus - Onthophagus (Digitonthophagus)