Poraniopsis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Asteroidea Family Poraniidae		Phylum Echinodermata Order Valvatida Rank Genus
Similar Porania, Mediaster aequalis, Goniasteridae, Valvatida, Luidia

Poraniopsis is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae in the order Valvatida. Poraniopsis echinaster is the type species.

Species

The following species are recognised:-

Poraniopsis echinaster Perrier, 1891

Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906)

Poraniopsis japonica Fisher, 1939

Poraniopsis mira (de Loriol, 1904)

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