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Solasteridae
Sign in to saveThe Solasteridae are a family of sea stars.
Species
sun stars
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilySolasteridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded243,401
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Solasteridae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, NMV, AUM, CMN, SAMA
- Recorded in
- United States, Antarctica, Australia, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Nouvelle-Caledonie
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Genera
- References
The Solasteridae are a family of sea stars.
==Genera== The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: Crossaster Müller and Troschel, 1840 Heterozonias Fisher, 1910 Laetmaster Fisher, 1908 Lophaster Verrill, 1878 Paralophaster Fisher, 1940 Rhipidaster Sladen, 1889 Seriaster Jangoux, 1984 Solaster Forbes, 1839 Xenorias Fisher, 1913
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solasteridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.