Platycilibe triclavatum (Rippled Blaasop)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Rippled Blaasop

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex 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
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia ()
        Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea ()
        Family: Tenebrionidae ()
        Genus: Platycilibe ()
        Specific name: triclavatum
        Scientific name: - Platycilibe triclavatum

There are approximately 5 species in this genus:

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Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 19, 2008:

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