Anoplognathus punctulatus

Interesting Facts

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 192 meters (629 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Order: Coleoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Polyphaga () - Emery, 1886 - a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
        Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia ()
        Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea () - Latreille, 1802
        Family: Scarabaeidae () - Latreille, 1802
        Subfamily: Rutelinae ()
        Tribe: Anoplognathini ()
        Subtribe: Anoplognathina ()
        Genus: Anoplognathus () - Leach, 1819
        Specific name: punctulatus - Olliff, 1890
        Scientific name: - Anoplognathus punctulatus Olliff, 1890

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

Standard Deviation = 283.680 based on 74 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]