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: 2012

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Taphroderinae
  Family - Brentidae
  Superfamily - Curculionoidea
  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 - Taphroderes bolivianus
      Species - Taphroderes championi
      Species - Taphroderes dimidiatus
      Species - Taphroderes foveatus
      Species - Taphroderes kissingeri
      Species - Taphroderes monnei
      Species - Taphroderes nevermanni
      Species - Taphroderes sahlbergi
      Species - Taphroderes venezuelanus