Zoroasteridae

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Zoroasteridae
Zoroaster fulgens.jpg
Zoroaster fulgens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Zoroasteridae
Viguier, 1878 [1]
Diversity
7 living genera,
35 species, See text.

The Zoroasteridae are one of three families of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It contains seven living genera and one extinct genus. [2]

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Genera

The living genera described are:

The extinct genus known is:

Distribution

Species in this family are widespread, distributed mainly in Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. A few are found in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. [3]

References

  1. Mah, Christopher (2013). Mah CL (ed.). "Heliasteridae". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  2. Marinespecies.org
  3. GBIF.org

Further reading

EOL.org