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: 2007

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Heterocerini
  Subfamily - Heterocerinae
  Family - Heteroceridae
  Superfamily - Byrrhoidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  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 - Heterocerus tenuis
      Species - Heterocerus infrequens
      Species - Heterocerus mirus
      Species - Heterocerus aptus
      Species - Heterocerus insolens
      Species - Heterocerus unituberculosus
      Species - Heterocerus crossi
      Species - Heterocerus unicus
      Species - Heterocerus subtilis
      Species - Heterocerus collaris
      Species - Heterocerus inciertus
      Species - Heterocerus mexicanus
      Species - Heterocerus undatus
      Species - Heterocerus coheni
      Species - Heterocerus virginiensis