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Caymanostellidae

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Eleutherozoa

Order
  
VelatidaPerrier, 1884

Phylum
  
Class
  
Asteroidea

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Porcellanasteridae, Velatida, Notomyotida, Brisingidae, Asteropseidae

Caymanostellidae is a family of sea stars containing six species in two families. These asteroids normally have thick bodies with large discs.

Taxonomy

List of families according to World Register of Marine Species:

  • Belyaevostella Rowe, 1989
  • Belyaevostella hispida (Aziz & Jangoux, 1984)
  • Belyaevostella hyugaensis Fujita, Stampanato & Jangoux, 1994
  • Caymanostella Belyaev, 1974
  • Caymanostella admiranda Belyaev & Litvinova, 1977
  • Caymanostella madagascariensis Belyaev & Litvinova, 1991
  • Caymanostella phorcynis Rowe, 1989
  • Caymanostella spinimarginata Belyaev, 1974
  • References

    Caymanostellidae Wikipedia


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