Asteroidea: Order Valvatida (Starfish)

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Family: Leilasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Leilaster radians
Mirastrella biradialis

Family: Mithrodiidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Mithrodia bradleyi
Thromidia catalai

Family: Odontasteridae (Cushion starfish)

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Acodontaster conspicuus
Diabocilla clarki
Diplodontias dilatatus
Eurygonias hylacanthus
Hoplaster spinosus
Odontaster validus

Family: Ophidiasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Andora bruuni
Bunaster variegatus
Certonardoa semiregularis
Cistina columbiae
Copidaster lymani
Dactylosaster cylindricus
Devania naviculiforma
Dissogenes petersi
Drachmaster bullisi
Gomophia egyptiaca
Hacelia attenuata
Heteronardoa diamantinae
Leiaster speciosus
Linckia laevigata
Narcissia trigonaria
Nardoa variolata
Oneria tasmanensis
Ophidiaster ophidianus
Pharia pyramidata
Phataria unifascialis
Plenardoa semiseriata
Pseudophidiaster rhysus
Tamaria ajax

Family: Oreasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Acheronaster tumidus
Anthaster valvulatus
Anthenea aspera
Astrosarkus idipi
Bothriaster primigenius
Choriaster ranulatus
Culcita novaeguineae
Gymnanthenea laevis
Halityle regularis
Monachaster sanderi
Nectriaster monacanthus
Nidorellia armata
Oreaster reticulatus
Pentaceraster cumingi
Pentaceros reticulatus
Pentaster obtusatus
Poraster superbus
Protoreaster nodosus
Pseudanthenea grayi
Pseudoreaster obtusangulus

Family: Podosphaerasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Podosphaeraster gustavei

Family: Poraniidae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Bathyporania ascendens
Chondraster grandis
Clavaporania fitchorum
Culcitopsis borealis
Glabraster antarctica
Marginaster littoralis
Porania pulvillus
Poraniomorpha hispida
Poraniopsis inflata
Spoladaster veneris
Tylaster willei

Family: Solasteridae

Genus and Selected SpeciesImage
Crossaster papposus
Heterazonias alternatus
Laetmaster spectabilis
Lophaster vexator
Paralophaster godfroyi
Rhipidaster vannipes
Seriaster regularis
Solaster paxillatus
Xenorias polyctenius

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