Iridomyrmex turbineus

Interesting Facts

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 434 meters (0 to 1,424 feet).[1]

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 ()
        Superorder: Hymenopterida ()
        Order: Hymenoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Apocrita ()
        Superfamily: Vespoidea ()
        Family: Formicidae () - Latreille, 1809
        Subfamily: Dolichoderinae ()
        Tribe: Leptomyrmecini ()
        Genus: Iridomyrmex () - Mayr, 1862
        Specific name: turbineus - Shattuck & McMillan, 1999
        Scientific name: - Iridomyrmex turbineus Shattuck & McMillan, 1999

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 18, 2008:

Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology: Australian National Insect Collection

Mean = 90.370 meters (296.490 feet), Standard Deviation = 113.740 based on 57 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]