Astropectinidae

Astropectinidae
Astropecten aranciacus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Paxillosida
Family:	Astropectinidae Gray, 1840
Genera
see text.

The Astropectinidae are a family of sea stars in the order Paxillosida. Usually, these starfish live on the seabed and immerse themselves in soft sediment such as sand and mud.^[1]

They are not to be confused with species in the genus Archaster, which share similar shape and life habits, but belong to the family Archasteridae (order Valvatida).^[2]

There are 27 genera in the family:

• Astromesites Fisher, 1913
• Astropecten Gray, 1840
• Astropectinides Verrill, 1914
• Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
• Blakiaster Perrier, 1881
• Bollonaster McKnight, 1977
• Bunodaster Verrill, 1909
• Craspidaster Sladen, 1889
• Ctenophoraster Fisher, 1906
• Ctenopleura Fisher, 1913
• Dipsacaster Alcock, 1893
• Dytaster Sladen, 1889
• Koremaster Fisher, 1913
• Leptychaster E.A. Smith, 1876
• Lonchotaster Sladen, 1889
• Macroptychaster H.E.S. Clark, 1963
• Mimastrella Fisher, 1916
• Patagiaster Fisher, 1906
• Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
• Pentasteria Valette, 1929
• Plutonaster Sladen, 1889
• Proserpinaster Fell, 1963
• Psilaster Sladen, 1885
• Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
• Thrissacanthias Fisher, 1910
• Tritonaster Fisher, 1906
• Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917

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  Astropecten aranciacus
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  Astropecten articulatus
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  Astropecten bispinosus
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  Astropecten irregularis
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  Astropecten jonstoni
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  Astropecten platyacanthus
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  Astropectinides ctenophora
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  Bollonaster pectinatus
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  Craspidaster hesperus
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  Dytaster insignis
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  Plutonaster sp.
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  Psilaster andromeda
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  Tethyaster grandis

• "Astropectinidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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