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: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Chilocorinae
  Family - Coccinellidae
  Superfamily - Coccinelloidea
  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

      Species - Exochomus marginipennis
      Species - Exochomus childreni
      Species - Exochomus fasciatus
      Species - Exochomus subrotundus
      Species - Exochomus aethiops
      Species - Exochomus townsendi
      Species - Exochomus californicus
      Species - Exochomus flavipes
      Species - Exochomus metallicus