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Poraniidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Valvatida

Class
  
Asteroidea

Rank
  
Family

Poraniidae

Similar
  
Valvatida, Asteropseidae, Goniasteridae, Porania, Asterinidae

Poraniidae is a family of starfish in the order Valvatida.

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Characteristics

Members of the family Poraniidae have a moderately well-developed row of marginal plates forming a distinct margin along the edge of both disc and arms. The aboral surface is covered with thick, naked skin, free from spines or pedicellariae but with scattered groups of papulae. There are no papulae or pedicellariae on the oral surface and the tube feet are always in two series.

Genera

This family includes the following genera according to WoRMS:

  • genus Bathyporania Mah & Foltz, 2014
  • genus Chondraster Verrill, 1895
  • genus Clavaporania Mah & Foltz, 2014
  • genus Glabraster A.H. Clark, 1916
  • genus Marginaster Perrier, 1881
  • genus Porania Gray, 1840
  • genus Poraniomorpha Danielssen & Koren, 1881
  • genus Poraniopsis Perrier, 1891
  • genus Spoladaster Fisher, 1940
  • genus Tylaster Danielssen & Koren, 1881

    • References

    Poraniidae Wikipedia
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