Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus, 1758
(Silver Fish, Silverfish)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)
FamilyLEPISMATIDAE (silverfish and firebrats)
OrderZYGENTOMA (silverfish and firebrats)
SubclassAPTERYGOTA (bristletails, silverfish and firebrats (primitively wingless insects))
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish) :
1: Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)
27 Aug 2011 OSGR: SJ41 52° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
on floor, in en-suite bathroom
Image 1: Dorsal view - in situ - on floor indoors - enlargedImage 2: Oblique view - in situ - on floor indoors - enlargedImage 3: Oblique view - in situ - on floor indoors - enlarged (2)Image 4: Oblique view - in situ - on floor indoors - enlarged (3)Image 5: Scale - magnifiedImage 6: Scales - magnified
2: Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)
12 Jul 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
indoors
Image 1: Dorso-lateral view - on carpet - highly enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - on carpet - highly enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - on carpet - highly enlarged (2)

Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish, Silverfish)
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