Astropectinidae

Astropecten is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.

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.

Dytaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.

Plutonaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.

Dipsacaster is an extinct genus of sea stars in the family Astropectinidae. It was described by Alcock in 1893, and is known from France and Morocco. It contains the species D. jadeti and D. africanus.

Thrissacanthias are a genus of sea stars in the family Astropectinidae.

Astropectinides is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.

Tethyaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.

Ctenophoraster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.

Ctenopleura is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.

Trophodiscus is a genus of starfish in the family Astropectinidae. There are only two species, both found in fairly deep waters in the Sea of Okhotsk. Trophodiscus almus is also found in the Sea of Japan and around the Japanese island of Hokkaido. These starfish are very unusual in that the young are brooded on the upper surface of the female.

species of echinoderm

Pentasteria is an extinct genus of sea star that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Europe.

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm