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: 2012

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Psammodiini
  Subfamily - Aphodiinae
  Family - Scarabaeidae
  Superfamily - Scarabaeoidea
  Infraorder - Scarabeiformia
  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 - Platytomus atlanticus
      Species - Platytomus caelicollis
      Species - Platytomus longulus
      Species - Platytomus micros
      Species - Platytomus notialis
      Species - Platytomus parvulus
      Species - Platytomus tibialis