brittlestar vs warty bobtail squid

Amphiura filiformis compared with Rossia palpebrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	warty bobtail squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Amphiuridae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Amphiura	Rossia
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Rossia palpebrosa

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and warty bobtail squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

warty bobtail squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittlestar	warty bobtail squid
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, and Sweden.

warty bobtail squid

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) 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.