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Ambuloasteroidea
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Forcipulatacea
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Forcipulatida
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Asteriidae
Taxon
TAX00JEQ9
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Asteriidae
Family
ACCEPTED
Rank
Family
Children
42
Updated
Oct 17, 2026
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Hierarchy
Distribution
Discussion
01
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
11 ranks
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Biota
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Eukaryota
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Animalia
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Echinodermata
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Asterozoa
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Asteroidea
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Ambuloasteroidea
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Neoasteroidea
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Forcipulatacea
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Forcipulatida
F
Asteriidae
Current
42 children
Adelasterias
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Pycnopodiinae
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Rathbunaster
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Taranuiaster
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Parent
Forcipulatida
(Order)
02
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Distribution
Preview
Costa Rica · Native
Thailand · Origin
USA · Cult.
Australia · Cult.
EU · Cult.
Native range
Introduced / cultivated
Preview · not real data
END RECORD · TAX00JEQ9