Summary description from Wikipedia:

Asterinidae in languages:

Chinese

海燕科

English

Cushion Sea Stars

English

Cushion Stars

English

Knitted sea stars

Japanese

イトマキヒトデ科

Korean

별불가사리과

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Parent Taxon

• Valvatida

Sibling Taxa

• Acanthasteridae
• Anseropodidae
• Archasteridae
• Asterinidae
• Asterodiscididae
• Asteropseidae
• Chaetasteridae
• Goniasteridae
• Leilasteridae
• Mithrodiidae
• Odontasteridae
• Ophidiasteridae
• Oreasteridae
• Podosphaerasteridae
• Poraniidae
• Solasteridae

Child Taxa

• Ailsastra
• Aquilonastra
• Asterina
• Asterinides
• Asterininae
• Asteriscus
• Callopatiria
• Cryptasterina
• Disasterina
• Ganeriinae
• Hyalinothricinae
• Indianastra
• Kampylaster
• Limnasterias
• Meridiastra
• Nepanthia
• Paranepanthia
• Parvulastra
• Patiria
• Patiriella
• Pseudasterina
• Pseudonepanthia
• Pseudopatiria
• Stegnaster
• Tegulaster
• Tremasterinae

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