Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- 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:
Scarabaeinae
()
- Subfamily:
Scarabaeinae
(
- Family:
Scarabaeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Scarabaeoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Scarabaeiformia
(
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
(
- Order:
Coleoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Gillet J.J.E. Especes nouvelles du genre Copris
et relevé synonymique des especes decrites Notes
Leyden Museum
32(1):1-31, 1910.
Last scrutiny: Dec-2009
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Copris
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. carolina (Dung Beetle) · C. gopheri (Copris Tortoise Commensal Scarab Beetle)
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Further Reading
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- Gillet J.J.E. Especes nouvelles du genre Copris et relevé synonymique des especes decrites Notes Leyden Museum 32(1):1-31, 1910.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2816449
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Scr-18-.02-.01-.00-.004-.000-.152-.-
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1999184
