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

  Tribe - Histerini
  Subfamily - Histerinae
  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 - Margarinotus (Margarinotus)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Ptomister)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Stenister)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Paralister)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Promethister)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Asterister)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Eucalohister)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Grammostethus)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Kurilister)
      Subgenus - Margarinotus (Myrmecohister)