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 - Ptilininae
  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

      Species - Ptilinus acuminatus
      Species - Ptilinus basalis
      Species - Ptilinus flavipennis
      Species - Ptilinus lobatus
      Species - Ptilinus pectinicornis
      Species - Ptilinus pruinosus
      Species - Ptilinus ramicornis
      Species - Ptilinus ruficornis
      Species - Ptilinus thoracicus