Allocentrotus fragilis (Fragile Red Urchin)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Fragile Red Urchin

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Coelomopora () - (Marcus, 1958) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Echinodermata () - Klein, 1734 Ex De Brugi�re, 1789 - Echinoderms
        Subphylum: Eleutherozoa () - Bell, 1891
        Infraphylum: Echinozoa () - Haeckel, in Von Zittell, 1895
        Class: Echinoidea () - Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars
        Subclass: Euechinoidea ()
        Superorder: Echinacea ()
        Order: Echinoida () - �
        Family: Strongylocentrotidae ()
        Genus: Allocentrotus ()
        Specific name: fragilis - (Jackson, 1912)
        Scientific name: - Allocentrotus fragilis (Jackson, 1912)

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2004

There are approximately 1 species in this genus:

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