ASTERINIDAE Gray, 1840
(cushion stars)

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Genus 2 subtaxa 21 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyASTERINIDAE (cushion stars)
OrderVALVATIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderVALVATACEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
ClassASTEROIDEA (starfish)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars)
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