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 - Brisaster
  Family - Schizasteridae
  Suborder - Hemiasterina
  Order - Spatangoida
  Superorder - Atelostomata
  Subclass - Euechinoidea
  Class - Echinoidea
  Subphylum - Echinozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia