NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2015

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Saprininae
  Family - Histeridae
  Superfamily - Histeroidea
  Infraorder - Staphyliniformia
  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

      Subgenus - Saprinus (Saprinus)
      Subgenus - Saprinus (Hemisaprinus)
      Subgenus - Saprinus (Phaonius)
      Species - Saprinus aequalis
      Species - Saprinus mastersii
      Species - Saprinus multistriatus
      Species - Saprinus punctulatus
      Species - Saprinus rufulus
      Species - Saprinus rugipennis
      Species - Saprinus walkeri