Goniasteridae

Goniasteridae (the biscuit stars) constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several colorful shallow tropical species.

genus of echinoderms

genus of echinoderms

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

Eknomiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Stellaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Nymphaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

species of echinoderm

Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

Stellasteropsis is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Peltaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Calliaster is a genus of starfish in the family Goniasteridae

Mediaster is a genus of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. It was circumscribed in 1857 by William Stimpson for M. aequalis, the genus's type species. Its junior synonym is the genus Isaster, which was circumscribed in 1894 by Addison Emery Verrill for the species now known as M. bairdi. Verrill himself synonymized the two genus names in 1899.

Milteliphaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Chitonaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Glyphodiscus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Pillsburiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Rosaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Iconaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Neoferdina is a genus of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. Members of the genus are found in the Indo-Pacific region, mostly between the Andaman Isles to the West and the Wake Isles, the Marshall Isles and Fiji to the east. The discovery of several species in the Seychelles widened the range considerably.

Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

Gilbertaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Plinthaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Sphaeriodiscus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Cladaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Ceramaster is a genus of cushion stars in the family Goniasteridae. The species in this genus have no arms. They live in deeper waters than most sea stars.

species of echinoderm

Anthenoides is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

genus of echinoderms

Paraferdina is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Ferdina is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

Marocaster is an extinct genus of sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. It existed in what is now Morocco during the early Cretaceous period. It was described by Daniel B. Blake and Roland Reboul in 2011, and the type species (and only species) is Marocaster coronatus.

species of echinoderm

Goniaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

species of echinoderm

Kanakaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

Apollonaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. They can be identified by their bare abactinal plate surfaces and multiple accessory granule rows on their abactinal plates. To date, Apollonaster has been found in the tropical Atlantic region (A. yucatanensis) and Hawaiian Islands region (A. kelleyi) oceans, with no other locations or species being known as of 2015.