Asterodiscididae

Asterodiscididae is a family of starfish. Members of the family have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The family was first described by the Australian zoologist F.W.E. Rowe in 1977.

==Genera== The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: genus Amphiaster Verrill, 1868 Amphiaster insignis Verrill, 1868 -- East pacific genus Asterodiscides A. M. Clark, 1974 Asterodiscides belli Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia Asterodiscides bicornutus Lane & Rowe, 2009 -- Philippines Asterodiscides cherbonnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (south) Asterodiscides crosnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (north) Asterodiscides culcitulus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia Asterodiscides elegans (Gray, 1847) -- Indo-Pacific Asterodiscides fourmanoiri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (south) Asterodiscides grayi Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913) -- Philippines Asterodiscides japonicus Imaoka, Irimura, Okutani, Oguro, Oji & Kanazawa, 1991 -- Japan Asterodiscides lacrimulus Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia Asterodiscides macroplax Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia Asterodiscides multispinus Rowe, 1985 -- North-East Australia Asterodiscides pinguiculus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia Asterodiscides soleae Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia Asterodiscides tessellatus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia Asterodiscides truncatus (Coleman, 1911) -- South-East Australia and New Zealand Asterodiscides tuberculosus (Fisher, 1906) -- Hawaii fossil genus Kionaster Blake & Portell, 2011 fossil Kionaster petersonae Blake & Portell, 2011 genus Paulia Gray, 1840 Paulia horrida Gray, 1840 -- Galapagos genus Pauliastra Mah, 2021 Pauliastra aenigma (Ludwig, 1905) -- Costa Rica genus Uokeaster Mah, 2021 Uokeaster ahi Mah, 2021 -- Rapa Nui