NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Porcellanasteridae
  Order - Paxillosida
  Superorder - Valvatacea
  Class - Asteroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Styracaster armatus
      Species - Styracaster chuni
      Species - Styracaster elongatus
      Species - Styracaster horridus
      Species - Styracaster robustus
      Species - Styracaster caroli
      Species - Styracaster longispinus
      Species - Styracaster simplipaxillatus
      Species - Styracaster transitvus
      Species - Styracaster clavipes
      Species - Styracaster monacanthus
      Species - Styracaster paucispinus