Asteriidae

Taxobox
name = Asteriidae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Leptasterias hexactis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Echinodermata
subphylum = Eleutherozoa
superclassis = Asterozoa
classis = Asteroidea
ordo = Forcipulatida
familia = Asteriidae
familia_authority = Gray, 1840
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = Numerous, see text.

Asteriidae is a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida.

elected genera

* "Ampheraster" Fisher, 1923
* "Anteliaster" Fisher, 1923
* "Aphanasterias"
* "Asterias"
* "Astrometis" Fisher, 1923
* "Coronaster" Perrier, 1885
* "Coscinasterias"
* "Evasterias" Verrill, 1914
* "Leptasterias" Verrill, 1866
* "Lethasterias" Fisher, 1923
* "Marthasterias"
* "Orthasterias" Verrill, 1914
* "Pedicellaster" Sars, 1861
* "Pisaster" Müller and Troschel, 1840
* "Pycnopodia" Stimpson, 1862
* "Rathbunaster" Fisher, 1906
* "Sclerasterias" Perrier, 1891
* "Smilasterias"
* "Stenasterias"
* "Stephanasterias" Verrill, 1871
* "Stichastrella"
* "Stylasterias" Verrill, 1914
* "Tarsaster" Sladen, 1889
* "Urasterias"

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