Caymanostellidae

Updated on Nov 04, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Eleutherozoa Order Velatida Perrier, 1884		Phylum Echinodermata 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

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