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Heliasteridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Forcipulatida

Class
  
Asteroidea

Rank
  
Family

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Similar
  
Heliaster helianthus, Forcipulatida, Heliaster, Labidiaster annulatus, Brisingidae

The Heliasteridae are a family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It includes two genera: Heliaster from the East Pacific (California to Chile, including offshore islands), and Labidiaster from southernmost South America, Antarctica and subantarctic oceans.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes two genera and seven species within the family Heliasteridae:

  • Heliaster Gray, 1840
  • Heliaster canopus Perrier, 1875
  • Heliaster cumingi (Gray, 1840)
  • Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Heliaster kubiniji Xantus, 1860
  • Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860
  • Heliaster polybrachius H.L. Clark, 1907
  • Heliaster solaris A.H. Clark, 1920
  • Labidiaster Lütken, 1872
  • Labidiaster annulatus Sladen, 1889
  • Labidiaster radiosus Lütken, 1871

    • References

    Heliasteridae Wikipedia
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