| Asteriidae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Leptasterias hexactis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Diversity | |
| 39 genera, see text | |
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
The oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Late Cretaceous.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families):
- Adelasterias Verrill, 1914
- Anasterias Perrier, 1875
- Aphanasterias Fisher, 1923
- Aphelasterias Fisher, 1923
- Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
- Astrometis Fisher, 1923
- Astrostole Fisher, 1923
- Caimanaster A.M. Clark, 1962
- Calasterias Hayashi, 1975
- Coronaster Perrier, 1885
- Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867
- Cryptasterias Verrill, 1914
- Diplasterias Perrier, 1891
- Distolasterias Perrier, 1896
- Evasterias Verrill, 1914
- Icasterias Fisher, 1923
- Kenrickaster A.M. Clark, 1962
- Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
- Lethasterias Fisher, 1923
- Lysasterias Fisher, 1908
- Lysastrosoma Fisher, 1922
- Marthasterias Jullien, 1878
- Meyenaster Verrill, 1913
- Notasterias Koehler, 1911
- Orthasterias Verrill, 1914
- Perissasterias H.L. Clark, 1923
- Pycnopodia Stimpson, 1862
- Pisaster Müller and Troschel, 1840
- Plazaster Fisher, 1941
- Psalidaster Fisher, 1940
- Rathbunaster Fisher, 1906
- Saliasterias Koehler, 1920
- Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
- Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871
- Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
- Taranuiaster McKnight, 1973
- Tarsastrocles Fisher, 1923
- Urasterias Verrill, 1909
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Asterias amurensis
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Leptasterias hexactis
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Marthasterias glacialis
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Pisaster ochraceus
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Stichastrella rosea
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Uniophora nuda
References
- ^ Mah, Christopher (2023). "Asteriidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- Fau, Marine; Wright, David F.; Ewin, Timothy A. M.; Gale, Andrew S.; Villier, Loïc (2024-10-31). "Phylogenetic and taxonomic revisions of Jurassic sea stars support a delayed evolutionary origin of the Asteriidae". PeerJ. 12: e18169. doi:10.7717/peerj.18169. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 11531740.
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