NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Canthon
  Tribe - Canthonini
  Subfamily - Scarabaeinae
  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 - Canthon coahuilensis
      Species - Canthon depressipennis
      Species - Canthon ebenus
      Species - Canthon forreri
      Species - Canthon lecontei
      Species - Canthon melanus
      Species - Canthon mixtus
      Species - Canthon praticola
      Species - Canthon probus
      Species - Canthon puncticollis
      Species - Canthon simplex