ASTEROIDEA de Blainville, 1830
(starfish)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
FORCIPULATACEA
a superorder of echinoderms
Superorder 2 subtaxa 13 images
FORCIPULATIDA
an order of echinoderms
Order 2 subtaxa 13 images
ASTERIIDAE
a family of starfish
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 13 images
VALVATACEA
a superfamily of molluscs
Superorder 2 subtaxa 21 images 2 ident. refs
VALVATIDA
an order of echinoderms
Order 2 subtaxa 21 images 2 ident. refs
ASTERINIDAE
cushion stars
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 21 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

ASTEROIDEA (starfish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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