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Aphodius distinctus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Taxonomy
Scarabaeus distinctus was named by Müller (1776). It is extant.

It was recombined as Aphodius distinctus by Coope et al. (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1776Scarabaeus distinctus Müller p. 53
1961Aphodius distinctus Coope et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyScarabaeoidea
familyScarabaeidae()
subfamilyAphodiinae()
tribeAphodiini
subtribeAphodiina
genusAphodius
speciesdistinctus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Aphodius distinctus Müller 1776
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available