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Hydrocassis

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hydrocassis
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hydrocassis
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, NCBI, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hydrocassis Deyrolle & Fairmaire 1878
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, and GBIF data coverage
Hydrocassis Fairmaire 1878
Genus recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Hydrocassis
Harvest ancestor according to iNaturalist, TreatmentBank, and Flickr Group
Hydrocyclus Sharp 1884
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Hydrocyclus Sharp 1884
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Hydrocassis

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Staphyliniformia
Hydrophiloidea
Hydrophilidae
Hydrocassis (this page)
Hydrocassis anhuiensis Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis baoshanensis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis formosus (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis gansu Jia, Fenglong & Shuang Zhao 2013
Hydrocassis hebaueri Schödl 2000
Hydrocassis imperialis (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis jengi Satô 1998
Hydrocassis lacustris (Sharp 1884)
Hydrocassis metasternalis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis mongolica Liu, Yan-bin, Lan-zhu Ji & Tian-zhong Jing 2008
Hydrocassis pseudoscapha Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis scapha Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scaphoides Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scapulata Fairmaire 1878
Hydrocassis schillhammeri Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis sichuana Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis taiwana Satô 1971
Hydrocassis uncinata Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Acaryon
Aculomicrus
Adolopus
Afrotormus
Agna
Ametor
Amphiops
Anacaena
Apurebium
Arabhydrus
Australocyon
Badioglobus
Bolbonotum
Brownephilus
Cercyon
Cetiocyon
Chaetarthria
Chimaerocyon
Chledocyon
Coeloctenus
Coelostoma
Coelostomopsis
Colerus
Crenitis
Crenitulus
Cryptopleurum
Cycreon
Cycrillum
Cylorygmus
Dactylosternum
Delimetrium
Deltostethus
Elocomosta
Enochrella
Ercycodes
Exydrus
Galapagodacnum
Globulosis
Helochares
Helocombus
Hemikruia
Hemisphaera
Horelophopsis
Horelophus
Hydrobiomorpha
Hydrobius
Hydrochara
Hydroglobus
Hydrophilus
Kahanga
Kanala
Limnohydrobius
Litrosurus
Micramphiops
Morastus
Motonerus
Mucetum
Nanosaphes
Nipponocercyon
Notionotus
Notohydrus
Omicrus
Oreocyon
Pacrillum
Parastromus
Paromicrus
Pelocyon
Pelosoma
Peltocercyon
Peltochares
Petasopsis
Phaenonotum
Phelea
Protistolophus
Pseucyon
Pseudocercyon
Pseudorygmodus
Pyretus
Quadristernum
Radicitus
Regimbartia
Relictorygmus
Rygmodus
Rygmostralia
Sacosternum
Saphydrus
Scoliopsis
Sperchopsis
Sphaeridium
Stanmalcolmia
Sternolophus
Thysanarthria
Tobochares
Toma
Tormissus
Tormus
Tritonus
Troglochares
Tropisternus
Venezuelobium
75 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophiloidea Latreille 1802
Hydrophilidae Latreille 1802
Hydrophilinae Latreille 1802
Hydrobiusini Mulsant 1844
Hydrocassis Deyrolle & Fairmaire 1878 (this page)
Hydrocassis anhuiensis Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis baoshanensis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis formosus (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis fujiwarai Kamite & M. Hayashi 2019
Hydrocassis gansu Jia, Fenglong & Shuang Zhao 2013
Hydrocassis hebaueri Schödl 2000
Hydrocassis imperialis (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis jengi Satô 1998
Hydrocassis lacustris (Sharp 1884)
Hydrocassis metasternalis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis mongolica Liu, Yan-bin, Lan-zhu Ji & Tian-zhong Jing 2008
Hydrocassis pseudoscapha Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis scapha Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scaphoides Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scapulata Fairmaire 1878
Hydrocassis schillhammeri Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis sichuana Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis taiwana Satô 1971
Hydrocassis uncinata Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Ametor Semenov & A. P. 1900
Baissalarva Fikáček, Prokin, Yan, Yue, Wang, Ren & Beattie 2014
Cretoxenus Fikáček, Prokin, Yan, Yue, Wang, Ren & Beattie 2014
Hybogralius Orchymont 1942
Hydramara Knisch 1925
Hydrobius Leach 1815
Limnocyclus Balfour-Browne & J. 1939
Limnohydrobius Reitter 1909
Limnoxenus Motschulsky 1853
Sperchopsis Le Conte & J. L. 1861

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Hydrocassis (this page)
Hydrocassis anhuiensis Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis baoshanensis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis formosus (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis gansu Jia, Fenglong & Shuang Zhao 2013
Hydrocassis hebaueri Schödl 2000
Hydrocassis imperialis (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis jengi Satô 1998
Hydrocassis lacustris (Sharp 1884)
Hydrocassis metasternalis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis mongolica Liu, Yan-bin, Lan-zhu Ji & Tian-zhong Jing 2008
Hydrocassis pseudoscapha Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis scapha Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scaphoides Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scapulata Fairmaire 1878
Hydrocassis schillhammeri Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis sichuana Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis taiwana Satô 1971
Hydrocassis uncinata Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Acaryon
Aculomicrus
Adolopus
Afrotormus
Agna
Ametor
Amphiops
Anacaena
Apurebium
Arabhydrus
Australocyon
Badioglobus
Bolbonotum
Brownephilus
Cercyon
Cetiocyon
Chaetarthria
Chimaerocyon
Chledocyon
Coeloctenus
Coelostoma
Coelostomopsis
Colerus
Crenitis
Crenitulus
Cryptopleurum
Cycreon
Cycrillum
Cylorygmus
Dactylosternum
Delimetrium
Deltostethus
Elocomosta
Enochrella
Ercycodes
Exydrus
Galapagodacnum
Globulosis
Helochares
Helocombus
Hemikruia
Hemisphaera
Horelophopsis
Horelophus
Hydrobiomorpha
Hydrobius
Hydrochara
Hydroglobus
Hydrophilus
Kahanga
Kanala
Limnohydrobius
Litrosurus
Micramphiops
Morastus
Motonerus
Mucetum
Nanosaphes
Nipponocercyon
Notionotus
Notohydrus
Omicrus
Oreocyon
Pacrillum
Parastromus
Paromicrus
Pelocyon
Pelosoma
Peltocercyon
Peltochares
Petasopsis
Phaenonotum
Phelea
Protistolophus
Pseucyon
Pseudocercyon
Pseudorygmodus
Pyretus
Quadristernum
Radicitus
Regimbartia
Relictorygmus
Rygmodus
Rygmostralia
Sacosternum
Saphydrus
Scoliopsis
Sperchopsis
Sphaeridium
Stanmalcolmia
Sternolophus
Thysanarthria
Tobochares
Toma
Tormissus
Tormus
Tritonus
Troglochares
Tropisternus
Venezuelobium
75 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Staphyliniformia
Hydrophiloidea
Hydrophilidae
Hydrocassis (this page)
Hydrocassis anhuiensis Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis baoshanensis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis formosus (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis gansu Jia, Fenglong & Shuang Zhao 2013
Hydrocassis hebaueri Schödl 2000
Hydrocassis imperialis (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis jengi Satô 1998
Hydrocassis lacustris (Sharp 1884)
Hydrocassis metasternalis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis mongolica Liu, Yan-bin, Lan-zhu Ji & Tian-zhong Jing 2008
Hydrocassis pseudoscapha Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis scapha Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scaphoides Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scapulata Fairmaire 1878
Hydrocassis schillhammeri Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis sichuana Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis taiwana Satô 1971
Hydrocassis uncinata Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Acaryon
Aculomicrus
Adolopus
Afrotormus
Alegorius
Amphiops
Anacaena
Aposphinctus
Apurebium
Arabhydrus
Australocyon
Bolbonotum
Brownephilus
Cetiocyon
Chaetarthria
Chimaerocyon
Chledocyon
Coeloctenus
Coelostoma
Coelostomopsis
Colerus
Creniphilites
Crenitulus
Cretocrenis
Cryptopleurum
Cycreon
Cycrillum
Cylorygmus
Dactylosternum
Delimetrium
Deltostethus
Elocomosta
Enochrella
Ercycodes
Exydrus
Galapagodacnum
Globulosis
Helochares
Helocombus
Helopidium
Hemikruia
Hemisphaera
Horelophopsis
Horelophus
Hydrobiites
Hydrobius
Hydrochara
Hydroglobus
Hydrophilopsis
Hydrophilus
Hydrous
Kanala
Limnohydrobius
Litrosurus
Mesosperchus
Micramphiops
Morastus
Motonerus
Mucetum
Nanosaphes
Nipponocercyon
Notionotus
Notohydrus
Omicrus
Oreocyon
Orphnospercheus
Pacrillum
Parastromus
Paromicrus
Pelosoma
Peltocercyon
Peltochares
Penitus
Petasopsis
Phaenonotum
Phelea
Plastobuprestites
Polysitum
Protistolophus
Protochares
Pseudocercyon
Pseudorygmodus
Pyretus
Quadristernum
Radicitus
Regimbartia
Relictorygmus
Rygmostralia
Saphydrus
Scoliopsis
Sinosperchopsis
Sperchopsis
Sphaeridium
Stanmalcolmia
Thysanarthria
Tobochares
Tormissus
Tritonus
Troglochares
Venezuelobium
101 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Hydrocassis (this page)
Hydrocassis anhuiensis Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis baoshanensis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis formosus (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis gansu Jia, Fenglong & Shuang Zhao 2013
Hydrocassis hebaueri Schödl 2000
Hydrocassis imperialis (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis jengi Satô 1998
Hydrocassis lacustris (Sharp 1884)
Hydrocassis metasternalis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis mongolica Liu, Yan-bin, Lan-zhu Ji & Tian-zhong Jing 2008
Hydrocassis pseudoscapha Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis scapha Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scaphoides Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scapulata Fairmaire 1878
Hydrocassis schillhammeri Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis sichuana Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis taiwana Satô 1971
Hydrocassis uncinata Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Acaryon
Aculomicrus
Adolopus
Afrotormus
Agna
Ametor
Amphiops
Anacaena
Apurebium
Arabhydrus
Australocyon
Badioglobus
Bolbonotum
Brownephilus
Cercyon
Cetiocyon
Chaetarthria
Chimaerocyon
Chledocyon
Coeloctenus
Coelostoma
Coelostomopsis
Colerus
Crenitis
Crenitulus
Cryptopleurum
Cycreon
Cycrillum
Cylorygmus
Dactylosternum
Delimetrium
Deltostethus
Elocomosta
Enochrella
Ercycodes
Exydrus
Galapagodacnum
Globulosis
Helochares
Helocombus
Hemikruia
Hemisphaera
Horelophopsis
Horelophus
Hydrobiomorpha
Hydrobius
Hydrochara
Hydroglobus
Hydrophilus
Kahanga
Kanala
Limnohydrobius
Litrosurus
Micramphiops
Morastus
Motonerus
Mucetum
Nanosaphes
Nipponocercyon
Notionotus
Notohydrus
Omicrus
Oreocyon
Pacrillum
Parastromus
Paromicrus
Pelocyon
Pelosoma
Peltocercyon
Peltochares
Petasopsis
Phaenonotum
Phelea
Protistolophus
Pseucyon
Pseudocercyon
Pseudorygmodus
Pyretus
Quadristernum
Radicitus
Regimbartia
Relictorygmus
Rygmodus
Rygmostralia
Sacosternum
Saphydrus
Scoliopsis
Sperchopsis
Sphaeridium
Stanmalcolmia
Sternolophus
Thysanarthria
Tobochares
Toma
Tormissus
Tormus
Tritonus
Troglochares
Tropisternus
Venezuelobium
75 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Hydrocassis Deyrolle & Fairmaire 1878 (this page)
Hydrocassis anhuiensis Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis baoshanensis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis formosus (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis gansu Jia, Fenglong & Shuang Zhao 2013
Hydrocassis hebaueri Schödl 2000
Hydrocassis imperialis (Knisch 1921)
Hydrocassis jengi Satô 1998
Hydrocassis lacustris (Sharp 1884)
Hydrocassis metasternalis Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis mongolica Liu, Yan-bin, Lan-zhu Ji & Tian-zhong Jing 2008
Hydrocassis pseudoscapha Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis scapha Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scaphoides Orchymont 1942
Hydrocassis scapulata Fairmaire 1878
Hydrocassis schillhammeri Schödl & Lanzhu Ji 1995
Hydrocassis sichuana Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Hydrocassis taiwana Satô 1971
Hydrocassis uncinata Ji, Lanzhu & Schödl 1998
Acidocerus Klug 1855
Afrotormus Hansen 1999
Agna Smetana (1978)
Allocotocerus Kraatz 1883
Ametor Semenov 1900
Anacaena Thomson 1859
Andotypus Spangler 1979
Aposphinctus Bode 1953
Arabhydrus Hebauer 1997
Aulonochares
Berosus Leach 1817
Bourdonnaisia Scott 1913
Brownephilus
Cercillum Knisch 1920
Cercyon Leach 1817
Chaetarthria Stephens 1835
Chasmogenus Sharp 1882
Coelofletium Orchymont 1925
Coelostoma Brullé 1835
Colerus Hansen 1999
Creniphilites Wickham 1913
Crenitis Bedel 1881
Crenitulus
Cretohelophorus Ponomarenko 1987
Crucisternum Girón & Short 2018
Cryptopleurum Mulsant 1844
Cyclotypus Sharp 1882
Cycreon Orchymont 1919
Cycrillum Knisch 1921
Cyloma Sharp 1872
Cylorygmus d'Orchymont 1933
Cymbiodyta Bedel 1881
Cyrtonion Hansen 1989
Dactylosternum Wollaston 1854
Dactylostethus d'Orchymont 1919
Deltostethus Sharp 1882
Derallus Sharp 1882
Emmidolium d'Orchymont 1937
Enochrus Thomson 1859
Escheria Heer 1847
Georyssus Agassiz 1846
Globulosis Garcia 2001
Guyanobius Spangler 1986
Helobata Bergroth 1888
Helochares Mulsant 1844
Helocombus Horn 1890
Helopeltarium d'Orchymont 1943
Hemiosus Sharp 1882
Hemisphaera Pandellé 1876
Heteryon Sharp 1882
Horelophopsis Hansen 1997
Horelophus d'Orchymont 1913
Hydramara Knisch 1925
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn 1888
Hydrobius Leach 1815
Hydrochara Berthold 1827
Hydroglobus Knisch 1920
Hydrophilites Heer 1864
Hydrophilomima Hansen & Schodl 1997
Katasophistes Girón & Short 2018
Laccobius Erichson 1837
Lachnodacnum d'Orchymont 1937
Lala Hansen 1999
Limnocyclus Balfour-Browne 1939
Limnohydrobius
Limnoxenus Motschulsky 1853
Megasternum Mulsant 1844
Mesaplus Hong 1983
Mircogioton d'Orchymont 1937
Moraphilus Orchymont 1925
Nitiduloides Sharp 1882
Noteropagus Orchymont 1919
Notionotus Spangler 1972
Omicrogiton d'Orchymont 1919
Omicrus Sharp 1879
Oocyclus Sharp 1882
Oosternum Sharp 1882
Oreomicrus Malcolm 1980
Pachysternum Motschulsky 1863
Pacrillum d'Orchymont 1941
Paracymus Thomson 1867
Pelosoma Mulsant 1844
Peltochares Régimbart 1907
Penitus Zhang Junfeng, Sun Bo & Zhang Xiyu 1994
Phaenonotum Sharp 1882
Phaenostoma Orchymont 1937
Pilocnema Hansen 1990
Polysitum Tillyard 1923
Primocerus
Pyretus Balfour-Browne 1950
Regimbartia Zaitzev 1908
Sperchopsis Le Conte 1861
Sphaeridium Fabricius 1775
Stanmalcolmia Barmeul 1993
Sternolophus Solier 1834
Tectosternum Balfour-Browne 1958
Troglochares Spangler 1981
Tropisternus Solier 1834
Tylomicrus Schodl 1995
Zetemenos Bode 1953
114 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Coleoptera Linnaeus 1758
Polyphaga Emery 1886
Staphyliniformia Lameere 1900
Hydrophiloidea Latreille 1802
Hydrophilidae Latreille 1802
Hydrophilinae Latreille 1802
Sperchopsini Hansen 1991
Hydrocassis Fairmaire 1878 (this page)
Hydrocassis scapulata Fairmaire 1878
Ametor Semenow 1900
Sperchopsis Le Conte 1862

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Staphyliniformia
Hydrophiloidea
Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilinae
Hydrocassis (this page)
Hydrocassis mongolica
Hydrocassis scapulata
Hydrocassis sichuana
unclassified Hydrocassis
Allocotocerus
Ametor
Amphiops
Anacaena
Arabhydrus
Berosus
Chaetarthria
Crenitis
Cymbiodyta
Derallus
Enochrus
Guyanobius
Helocombus
Hemiosus
Hemisphaera
Horelophus
Hybogralius
Hydrobiomorpha
Hydrobius
Hydrochara
Hydrophilomima
Hydrophilus
Laccobius
Limnocyclus
Limnoxenus
Notionotus
Oocyclus
Ophthalmocyclus
Paracymus
Pelthydrus
Regimbartia
Scoliopsis
Sperchopsis
Sternolophus
Thysanarthria
Tormus
Tritonus
Tropisternus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Staphyliniformia
Hydrophiloidea
Hydrophilidae
Hydrocassis (this page)
Hydrocassis jengi
Hydrocassis scapulata
Acidocerinae
Agna
Ametor
Anacaena
Anchorosternum
Berosus
Cercyon
Chaetarthria
Chaetarthriinae
Coelofletium
Crenitis
Cryptopleurum
Cyclotypus
Cycrillum
Cylominae
Cymbiodyta
Dactylosternum
Deltostethus
Derallus
Enochrinae
Enochrus
Epimetopinae
Galapagodacnum
Georissinae
Helobata
Helophorinae
Hemiosus
Heteryon
Horelophinae
Horelophopsinae
Horelophopsis
Horelophus
Hydramara
Hydrobiomorpha
Hydrochara
Hydrochinae
Hydrophilinae
Laccobius
Lumetus
Megasternum
Nitiduloides
Noteropagus
Omicrus
Oocyclus
Oosternum
Paraoosternum
Pelosoma
Phaenonotum
Phaenostoma
Philydrus
Psephoboragus
Pseudopelthydrus
Regimbartia
Rygmodinae
Spercheinae
Sperchopsis
Sphaeridiinae
Sphercopsis
Stygnohydrus
Tectosternum
Thomosis
Tigriopsis
Tropisternus
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