Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a starfish)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMarthasterias glacialis (a starfish)
FamilyASTERIIDAE (a family of starfish)
OrderFORCIPULATIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderFORCIPULATACEA (a superorder of echinoderms)
ClassASTEROIDEA (starfish)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Marthasterias glacialis (a starfish) :
1: Marthasterias glacialis (a starfish)
9 Jul 1969 OSIGR: A00 Vice County: West Cork (VC H03) Eire
Image 1: Top view

Marthasterias glacialis (a starfish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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