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 - Dorcatominae
  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 - Petalium alaseriatum
      Species - Petalium alternatum
      Species - Petalium arizonense
      Species - Petalium bicolor
      Species - Petalium bistriatum
      Species - Petalium brevisetum
      Species - Petalium californicum
      Species - Petalium debile
      Species - Petalium debilitatum
      Species - Petalium demicarinatum
      Species - Petalium evolutum
      Species - Petalium globulum
      Species - Petalium grossum
      Species - Petalium incarinatum
      Species - Petalium incisum
      Species - Petalium knulli
      Species - Petalium longulum
      Species - Petalium schwarzi
      Species - Petalium seriatum
      Species - Petalium uniperforatum
      Species - Petalium werneri
      Species - Petalium whitei
      Species - Petalium yuccae