''Astrostole'' is a genus of
sea star
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 ...
s in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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
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Species
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Astrostole insularis''
Clark, 1938
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Astrostole multispina''
Clark, 1950
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Astrostole paschae''
Clark, 1920
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Astrostole platei''
Meissner 1896
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Astrostole rodolphi''
Perrier, 1875
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Astrostole scabra
''Astrostole scabra'', commonly called the seven-armed starfish, is a sea star in the family Asteriidae, native to New Zealand, eastern Australia and southern Australia.
A frequent inhabitant of the intertidal zone also seen attached to wharf pil ...
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Hutton, 1872
References
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Asteriidae
Asteroidea genera