NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Micrurus
  Subfamily - Elapinae
  Family - Elapidae
  Infraorder - Alethinophidia
  Suborder - Serpentes
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Micrurus diastema diastema
      Subspecies - Micrurus diastema affinis
      Subspecies - Micrurus diastema aglaeope
      Subspecies - Micrurus diastema alienus
      Subspecies - Micrurus diastema apiatus
      Subspecies - Micrurus diastema macdougalli
      Subspecies - Micrurus diastema sapperi