The Asteriidae are a diverse familyofAsteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
| Asteriidae | |
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| Leptasterias hexactis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Diversity | |
| 39 genera, see text | |
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families):[1]
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