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: 2018

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Elmini
  Subfamily - Elminae
  Family - Elmidae
  Superfamily - Byrrhoidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  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 - Xenelmis sandersoni
      Species - Xenelmis bufo
      Species - Xenelmis audax
      Species - Xenelmis comis
      Species - Xenelmis granata
      Species - Xenelmis laura
      Species - Xenelmis leechi
      Species - Xenelmis marcapata
      Species - Xenelmis micros
      Species - Xenelmis rufipes
      Species - Xenelmis tarsalis
      Species - Xenelmis teres
      Species - Xenelmis uruzuensis
      Species - Xenelmis sinecarina
      Species - Xenelmis granatoides