Note:

Le sue sette zampe la caratterizzano e distinguono dalle altre congeneri

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
Infrakingdom: Coelomopora (Marcus, 1958) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Echinodermata Klein, 1734 ex De Brugière, 1789 - Echinoderms
Subphylum: Asterozoa
Class: Asteroidea Lamarck, 1816 - Starfishes
Subclass: Asteroidea - Starfishes
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Luidiidae
Scientific name: Luidia ciliaris