NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Astropectinidae
  Order - Paxillosida
  Superorder - Valvatacea
  Class - Asteroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Dipsacaster anoplus
      Species - Dipsacaster borealis
      Species - Dipsacaster eximius
      Species - Dipsacaster antillensis
      Species - Dipsacaster sladeni
      Species - Dipsacaster magnificus
      Species - Dipsacaster diaphorus
      Species - Dipsacaster farquharsoni
      Species - Dipsacaster grandissimus
      Species - Dipsacaster laetmophilus
      Species - Dipsacaster nesiotes
      Species - Dipsacaster pentagonalis
      Species - Dipsacaster pretiosus
      Species - Dipsacaster sagaminus
      Species - Dipsacaster imperialis