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Clypeaster prostratus
Taxonomic Serial Number: 157988

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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