''Coscinasterias'' 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 of the

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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

There are four recognized species: The following are synonyms of other species: * ''Coscinasterias brucei'' (Koehler, 1908): Synonym of '' Diplasterias brucei'' (Koehler, 1907) * ''Coscinasterias dubia'' H.L. Clark, 1909: Synonym of '' Sclerasterias dubia'' (H.L. Clark, 1909) * ''Coscinasterias euplecta'' Fisher, 1906: Synonym of '' Sclerasterias euplecta'' (Fisher, 1906) * ''Coscinasterias gemmifera'' (Perrier, 1869): Synonym of '' Coscinasterias muricata'' Verrill, 1867 * ''Coscinasterias jehennesi'' (Perrier, 1875): Synonym of '' Coscinasterias calamaria'' (Gray, 1840) * ''Coscinasterias victoriae'' Koehler, 1911: Synonym of '' Diplasterias brucei'' (Koehler, 1907)

References

Asteriidae Asteroidea genera Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill {{Asteroidea-stub