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 - Odontasteridae
  Order - Valvatida
  Superorder - Valvatacea
  Class - Asteroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Odontaster hispidus
      Species - Odontaster setosus
      Species - Odontaster crassus
      Species - Odontaster mediterraneus
      Species - Odontaster meridionalis
      Species - Odontaster validus
      Species - Odontaster australis
      Species - Odontaster penicillatus
      Species - Odontaster robustus
      Species - Odontaster aucklandensis
      Species - Odontaster benhami
      Species - Odontaster cynthiae
      Species - Odontaster roseus
      Species - Odontaster pearsei
      Species - Odontaster rosagemmae