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 - Psilaster pectinatus
      Species - Psilaster cassiope
      Species - Psilaster andromeda
      Species - Psilaster agassizi
      Species - Psilaster armatus
      Species - Psilaster attenuatus
      Species - Psilaster gotoi
      Species - Psilaster robustus
      Species - Psilaster sladeni
      Species - Psilaster charcoti
      Species - Psilaster acuminatus
      Species - Psilaster herwigi