NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Paraselenis
  Tribe - Mesomphaliini
  Subfamily - Cassidinae
  Family - Chrysomelidae
  Superfamily - Chrysomeloidea
  Infraorder - Cucujiformia
  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 - Paraselenis amplicollis
      Species - Paraselenis aulica
      Species - Paraselenis brunnidorsis
      Species - Paraselenis collata
      Species - Paraselenis contemta
      Species - Paraselenis decipiens
      Species - Paraselenis dichroa
      Species - Paraselenis flava
      Species - Paraselenis flavata
      Species - Paraselenis generosa
      Species - Paraselenis hyalina
      Species - Paraselenis jugata
      Species - Paraselenis multisinuata
      Species - Paraselenis normalis
      Species - Paraselenis nupta
      Species - Paraselenis punctata
      Species - Paraselenis puncticollis
      Species - Paraselenis scapulosa
      Species - Paraselenis solieri
      Species - Paraselenis tersa
      Species - Paraselenis transversalis
      Species - Paraselenis nigropunctata
      Species - Paraselenis flavopunctata
      Species - Paraselenis filia
      Species - Paraselenis saltaensis
      Species - Paraselenis suspecta