Caymanostellidae

Caymanostellidae
	Caymanostella sp. (E7035, dorsal view). Scale bar: 1 mm. SIO_BIC_E11440 (E11440) and SIO_BIC_E11441 (E7075). Pacific margin of Costa Rica.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Velatida
Family:	Caymanostellidae ; Belyaev, 1974
Genera
	2, see text

Last updated October 08, 2025

Caymanostellidae is a family of sea stars containing six species in two families. These asteroids normally have thick bodies with large discs.^[1]

Taxonomy

List of families according to World Register of Marine Species:^[2]

Belyaevostella Rowe, 1989
- Belyaevostella hispida (Aziz & Jangoux, 1984)
- Belyaevostella hyugaensis Fujita, Stampanato & Jangoux, 1994
Caymanostella Belyaev, 1974
- Caymanostella admiranda Belyaev & Litvinova, 1977
- Caymanostella madagascariensis Belyaev & Litvinova, 1991
- Caymanostella phorcynis Rowe, 1989
- Caymanostella spinimarginata Belyaev, 1974
- Caymanostella loresae Shen et al, 2024

References

↑ "Asterozoa: Fossil groups: SciComms 05-06: Earth Sciences". Palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk. 2005-11-22. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
↑ "The World Asteroidea Database - Caymanostellidae". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-02-28.

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[1] "Asterozoa: Fossil groups: SciComms 05-06: Earth Sciences". Palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk. 2005-11-22. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.

[2] "The World Asteroidea Database - Caymanostellidae". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2014-02-28.

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