It is well known that the elements of PSL(2, ℂ) are classified as elliptic, parabolic or loxodromic according to the dynamics and their fixed points; these three types are also distinguished by their trace. If we now look at the elements in PU(2,1), then there are the equivalent notions of elliptic, parabolic or loxodromic elements; Goldman classified these transformations by their trace. In this work we extend the classification of elements of PU(2,1) to all of PSL(3, ℂ); we also extend to this setting the theorem that classifies them according to their trace. We use the notion of limit set introduced by Kulkarni, and calculate the limit set of every cyclic subgroup of PSL(3, ℂ) acting on [Formula: see text]. Given a classical Kleinian group it is possible to "suspend" this group to a subgroup of PSL(3, ℂ); we also calculate the limit set of this suspended group.