Porcellanasteridae

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Kingdom Animalia Class Asteroidea Rank Family		Subphylum Eleutherozoa Phylum Echinodermata Order Paxillosida

Similar Paxillosida, Brisingidae, Notomyotida, Hymenaster, Freyellidae

The Porcellanasteridae are a family of sea stars in the order Paxillosida. These sea stars are found at abyssal depths. The World Asteroidea Database includes these genera in this family:

Abyssaster Madsen, 1961

Benthogenia Fisher, 1911

Damnaster H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 1994

Eremicaster Fisher, 1905

Hyphalaster Sladen, 1883

Lethmaster Belyaev, 1969

Lysaster Bell, 1909

Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1877

Sidonaster Koehler, 1909

Styracaster Sladen, 1883

Thoracaster Sladen, 1883

Vitjazaster Belyaev, 1969

References

Porcellanasteridae Wikipedia

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