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    The Valvatida are an order of starfish in the class Asteroidea, which contains 695 species in 172 genera in 17 families. The order encompasses both tiny...
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    covered by the epidermal layer. Several groups of starfish, including Valvatida and Forcipulatida, possess pedicellariae. In Forcipulatida, such as Asterias...
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    Marginaster is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae in the order Valvatida. It was named in 1881 by Edmond Perrier, and the type species is M. pectinatus...
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    Spinulosacea Spinulosida Superorder Valvatacea Notomyotida Paxillosida Valvatida Velatida † Calliasterellidae † Trichasteropsida Xyloplax janetae (Peripodida)...
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    stars) constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several...
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    Poraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida. Members of the family Poraniidae have a moderately well-developed row of marginal plates...
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    Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of name of recent Asteroidea – Part 2: Valvatida. In Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J. (Eds.), Echinoderm Studies (187–366). Volume...
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    Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Oreasteridae Genus: Protoreaster Species: P. nodosus Binomial...
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    classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Goniasteridae Genus: Circeaster Koehler, 1909...
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    classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Ophidiasteridae Genus: Nardoa J.E. Gray, 1840...
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