The sea stars: echinoderms with a central disc and, typically, five (though sometimes many more) radiating arms, each lined on its underside with hundreds of tiny tube feet used for locomotion and prying open the shells of bivalve prey. Asteroidea are found on the sea floor at every ocean depth.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Common Starfish
Source Wikidata: Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Source Wikidata: Common Starfish
Source Wikidata: Cushion Star
Source Wikidata: Ochre Sea Star
Source Sunflower Sea Star (Wikidata)
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Asteroidea
Wikidata: Common Starfish
- Parent Taxon Of: Common Starfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- Parent Taxon Of: Asterias Rubens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceWikidata: Ochre Sea Star
Parent Taxon Of: Ochre Sea Star, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Parent Taxon Of: Chocolate Chip Sea Star, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Sunflower Sea Star (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sunflower Sea Star, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Cushion Star
Parent Taxon Of: Cushion Star, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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