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...

covered by the epidermal layer. Several groups of starfish, including Valvatida and Forcipulatida, possess pedicellariae. In Forcipulatida, such as Asterias...

Spinulosacea Spinulosida Superorder Valvatacea Notomyotida Paxillosida Valvatida Velatida † Calliasterellidae † Trichasteropsida Xyloplax janetae (Peripodida)...

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...

Poraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida. Members of the family Poraniidae have a moderately well-developed row of marginal plates...

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...

The Asterinidae are a large family of sea stars in the order Valvatida. These are generally small sea stars, flattened dorsally and bearing very short...

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...

Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Oreasteridae Genus: Goniodiscaster Species: G. scaber Binomial...

classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Ophidiasteridae Genus: Nardoa J.E. Gray, 1840...