NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Amphiuridae
  Suborder - Gnathophiurina
  Order - Ophiurida
  Class - Ophiuroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Amphiura psilopora
      Species - Amphiura sundevalli
      Species - Amphiura otteri
      Species - Amphiura carchara
      Species - Amphiura chiajei
      Species - Amphiura filiformis
      Species - Amphiura stimpsoni
      Species - Amphiura securigera
      Species - Amphiura fibulata
      Species - Amphiura palmeri
      Species - Amphiura griegi
      Species - Amphiura grandisquama
      Species - Amphiura fragilis
      Species - Amphiura semiermis
      Species - Amphiura acrystata
      Species - Amphiura diastata
      Species - Amphiura abyssorum
      Species - Amphiura seminuda
      Species - Amphiura diomedeae
      Species - Amphiura polyacantha
      Species - Amphiura serpentina
      Species - Amphiura borealis
      Species - Amphiura denticulata
      Species - Amphiura incana