NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Cryptonychus
  Tribe - Cryptonychini
  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 - Cryptonychus apicalis
      Species - Cryptonychus apicicornis
      Species - Cryptonychus barombicus
      Species - Cryptonychus brevicollis
      Species - Cryptonychus crassirostris
      Species - Cryptonychus cribricollis
      Species - Cryptonychus devius
      Species - Cryptonychus discolor
      Species - Cryptonychus dubius
      Species - Cryptonychus extremus
      Species - Cryptonychus gracilicornis
      Species - Cryptonychus interpres
      Species - Cryptonychus kolbei
      Species - Cryptonychus leonardi
      Species - Cryptonychus leoninus
      Species - Cryptonychus lionotus
      Species - Cryptonychus murrayi
      Species - Cryptonychus neavei
      Species - Cryptonychus nigrofasciatus
      Species - Cryptonychus porrectus
      Species - Cryptonychus proboscideus
      Species - Cryptonychus procerus
      Species - Cryptonychus schoutedeni
      Species - Cryptonychus striolatus
      Species - Cryptonychus tenuirostris