Phylum

Echinodermata (Echinoderms)

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Photo: (c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Echinoderm is the common name given to any member of the phylum Echinodermata (from Ancient Greek, ἐχῖνος, echinos – “hedgehog” and δέρμα, derma – “skin”) of marine animals. The adults are recognizable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include such well-known animals as sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea lilies or “stone lilies”. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal…

— Wikipedia