Echinasteridae

Echinasteridae
Echinaster sepositus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Spinulosida
Family: Echinasteridae
Verrill, 1870
Genera
see text
Synonyms
  • Metrodiridae Sladen, 1889
  • Metrodirinae Sladen, 1889

The Echinasteridae are a family of starfish in the monotypic order Spinulosida. The family includes eight genera and about 133 species found on the seabed in various habitats around the world.

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