NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Phormosoma
  Family - Echinothuriidae
  Order - Echinothurioida
  Superorder - Diadematacea
  Subclass - Euechinoidea
  Class - Echinoidea
  Subphylum - Echinozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Phormosoma placenta placenta
      Subspecies - Phormosoma placenta sigsbei