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 - Clypeasteridae
  Suborder - Clypeasterina
  Order - Clypeasteroida
  Superorder - Gnathostomata
  Subclass - Euechinoidea
  Class - Echinoidea
  Subphylum - Echinozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Clypeaster prostratus
      Species - Clypeaster subdepressus
      Species - Clypeaster ravenelii
      Species - Clypeaster lutkeni
      Species - Clypeaster cyclopilus
      Species - Clypeaster chesheri
      Species - Clypeaster euclastus
      Species - Clypeaster durandi
      Species - Clypeaster europacificus
      Species - Clypeaster rosaceus