Category
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Paxillosida
The Paxillosida are a large order of sea stars.
Porcellanasteridae
The Porcellanasteridae are a family of sea stars in the order Paxillosida. These sea stars are found at abyssal depths. The World Asteroidea Database includes these genera in this family:
Abyssaster Madsen, 1961
Benthogenia Fisher, 1911
Damnaster H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 1994
Eremicaster Fisher, 1905
Hyphalaster Sladen, 1883
Lethmaster Belyaev, 1969
Lysaster Bell, 1909
Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1877
Sidonaster Koehler, 1909
Styracaster Sladen, 1883
Thoracaster Sladen, 1883
Vitjazaster Belyaev, 1969
Goniopectinidae
Goniopectinidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Paxillosida.
Ctenodiscidae
Ctenodiscidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Paxillosida.
Radiasteridae
Radiasteridae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Paxillosida.
Betelgeusia
Betelgeusia is an extinct genus of sea stars in the family Radiasteridae. It was described by Blake and Reid, in 1998, and existed in what is now the Netherlands, Texas, United States, Morocco, and India, during the Middle Jurassic through the Cretaceous period. It contains the species B. brezinai, B. exposita, B. riedi, and B. orientalis.