Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerius (Waltl 1838)

Sphaerius: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Microsporus
Kolenati 1846
Neosphaerius
Oke 1954
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphaerius: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Coleoptera
beetles |
besouro |
coléoptères |
Suborder : Myxophaga
Family : Sphaeriusidae
Genus : Sphaerius
Sphaerius Direct Children(s):
Sphaerius texanus
(Matthews 1899)
Sphaerius politus
(Horn 1868)
Sphaerius madecassus
(Paulian 1949)
Sphaerius acaroides
(Waltl 1838)
Sphaerius africanus
(Endrödy-Younga 1997)
Sphaerius alticola
(Löbl 1995)
Sphaerius humicola
(Löbl 1995)
Sphaerius sylvicola
(Löbl 1995)
Sphaerius: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerius
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-09-29 / 2000-09-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Opinion 1957: Sphaerius Waltl, 1838 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved; and Sphaeriidae Erichson, 1845 (Coleoptera): spelling emended to Sphaeriusidae, so removing the homonymy with Sphaeriidae Deshayes, 1854 (1820) (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 57, no. 3
Page(s):
182-184
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0007-5167
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hall, W. Eugene / Arnett, Ross H., Jr., and Michael C. Thomas, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-01-01 / 2001-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family 3. Microsporidae Crotch, 1873
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Beetles, vol. 1: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Page(s):
24-26
Publisher:
CRC Press LLC
Publication Place:
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8493-1925-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Jäch, M. A.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-06-01 / 1999-06-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Sphaerius Waltl, 1838 and Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation by the partial revocation of Opinion 1331
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 56, no. 2
Page(s):
117-120
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0007-5167
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphaerius
Sphaerius: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sphaerius: Comments
Comment:
Although previously suppressed in Opinion 1331 (September 1985), Sphaerius Waltl 1838 was conserved in Opinion 1957 (September 2000), in a partial revocation of Opinion 1331