Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Order Valvatida | Class Asteroidea Rank Family | |
Genus Archaster
Müller & Troschel, 1840 Similar Archaster typicus, Valvatida, Protoreaster, Ophidiasteridae, Oreasteridae | ||
Sand sifting starfish archaster typicus
Archasteridae is a family of starfish found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The genus Astropus, previously included in this family, is now included in the genus Archaster with the single species, Astropus longipes (Gray, 1840), being accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977.
Contents
The only genus in the family is now Archaster as three subfamilies have now been raised to family status:
Archaster lull
Species
The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:
References
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