Rhinoscapha tricolor

Interesting Facts

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,086 meters (0 to -6,844 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

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 ()
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Order: Coleoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Polyphaga () - Emery, 1886 - a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia ()
        Superfamily: Curculionoidea ()
        Family: Curculionidae () - Latreille, 1802
        Subfamily: Leptopiinae ()
        Genus: Rhinoscapha ()
        Specific name: tricolor - Faust, J., 1890
        Scientific name: - Rhinoscapha tricolor Faust, J., 1890

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Confidence Level 1:data from secondary source only

Last scrutiny: 2004-2006

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Electronic Catalogue of Weevil names (Curculionoidea)Aug 9, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Mean = -537.780 meters (-1,764.370 feet), Standard Deviation = 892.340 based on 18 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]