| Asteropseidae | |
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| Petricia vernicina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Asteropseidae Hotchkiss & Clark, 1976 [1] |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Asteropseidae is a family of sea stars. Members of the family have relatively broad discs and five short tapering arms.
The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: [1]
Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".
The Valvatida are an order of starfish in the class Asteroidea, which contains 695 species in 172 genera in 17 families.
Stegnaster is a genus of sea stars of the family Asterinidae, endemic to New Zealand. It contains two species:
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
Nardoa is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae.
The Velatida are an order of sea stars containing about 200 species in five families. These sea stars normally have thick bodies with large discs.
The Brisingids are deep-sea-dwelling starfish in the order Brisingida.
Hexaplex is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily muracinae of the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails.
Gemmula, common name the gem turrids, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Lophiotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Polystira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Homalocantha is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Muricanthus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Monoplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Luidia foliolata, the sand star, is a species of starfish in the family Luidiidae found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean on sandy and muddy seabeds at depths to about 600 m (2,000 ft).
The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific, and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.
Anasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.
Diplasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.
Asteropsis is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Asteropseidae.
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