Euryalidae is a family of

echinoderm An echinoderm () is any animal of the phylum Echinodermata (), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally symmetrical as ...

s belonging to the order

Euryalida The Euryalina are a suborder of brittle stars, which includes large species with either branching arms (called "basket stars") or long and curling arms (called "snake stars"). It is sometimes listed as the order Euryalida. Characteristics Many ...

Genera

There are eleven genera: * '' Asteromorpha'' Lütken, 1869 * '' Asteroschema'' Örsted & Lütken, 1856 * '' Asterostegus'' Mortensen, 1933 * '' Astrobrachion'' Doederlein, 1927 * '' Astroceras'' Lyman, 1879 * '' Astrocharis'' Koehler, 1904 * ''

Euryale In Greek mythology, Euryale ( ; ) was the name of several mythological figures, including: * Euryale, one of the three Gorgon sisters. * Euryale, daughter of Minos, mother of the great hunter Orion. * Euryale, one of the AmazonsParada, Eurya ...

'' Lamarck, 1816 * '' Ophiocreas'' Lyman, 1879 * '' Squamophis'' Okanishi, O'Hara & Fujita, 2011 * '' Sthenocephalus'' Koehler, 1898 * ''

Trichaster ''Trichaster'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Euryalidae Euryalidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Euryalida. Genera There are eleven genera: * ''Asteromorpha'' Lütken, 1869 * ''Asteroschema'' Örsted & ...

'' L. Agassiz, 1836

References

Phrynophiurida Echinoderm families Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxa described in 1840 {{Ophiuroidea-stub