brittlestar vs King Pin

Amphiura chiajei compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	King Pin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Amphiuridae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Amphiura	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Amphiura chiajei	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	King Pin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.