''Anasterias'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
starfish
Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...
in the
family
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Asteriidae
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
The oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Late Cretaceous.
Genera
The World Regi ...
.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
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* '' Anasterias antarctica'' (Lütken, 1857)
* '' Anasterias antipodium'' (Bell, 1882)
* '' Anasterias asterinoides'' Perrier, 1875
* '' Anasterias directa'' (Koehler, 1920)
* '' Anasterias laevigata'' (Hutton, 1879)
* '' Anasterias mawsoni'' (Koehler, 1920)
* '' Anasterias pedicellaris'' Koehler, 1923
* '' Anasterias perrieri'' (E. A. Smith, 1876)
* '' Anasterias rupicola'' (Verrill, 1876)
* '' Anasterias sphoerulata'' (Koehler, 1920)
* '' Anasterias spirabilis'' (Bell, 1881)
* '' Anasterias studeri'' Perrier, 1891
* '' Anasterias suteri'' (deLoriol, 1894)
* '' Anasterias varia'' (Philippi, 1870)
]
References
Asteriidae
Taxa named by Edmond Perrier
Asteroidea genera
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