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: 2008

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Melanophilini
  Subfamily - Buprestinae
  Family - Buprestidae
  Superfamily - Buprestoidea
  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 - Phaenops abies
      Species - Phaenops aeneola
      Species - Phaenops californica
      Species - Phaenops carolina
      Species - Phaenops caseyi
      Species - Phaenops drummondi
      Species - Phaenops fulvoguttata
      Species - Phaenops gentilis
      Species - Phaenops horni
      Species - Phaenops intrusa
      Species - Phaenops lecontei
      Species - Phaenops obenbergeri
      Species - Phaenops obtusa
      Species - Phaenops piniedulis
      Species - Phaenops vandykei