ASTERIIDAE Gray, 1840
(a family of starfish)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Asterias rubens
Common Starfish
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 		Species 12 images
Marthasterias glacialis
a starfish
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 		Species 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyASTERIIDAE (a family of starfish)
OrderFORCIPULATIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderFORCIPULATACEA (a superorder of echinoderms)
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)

ASTERIIDAE (a family of starfish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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