Zoroasteridae | |
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Zoroaster fulgens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
The living genera described are:
The extinct genus known is:
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]