Oreasteridae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Valvatida, class Asteroidea. The family contains 14 accepted species worldwide.
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Nidorellia armata (Gray, 1840)
Nidorellia armata is the only species in genus Nidorellia, a chocolate chip star…
Anthaster valvulatus (Muller & Troschel, 1843)
Anthaster valvulatus, the brick red seastar, is the only species in the genus An…
Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Culcita novaeguineae, the cushion star, is a sea star found in the Indian and Pa…
Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Protoreaster nodosus, the horned sea star, is a chocolate chip-like Pacific star…
Choriaster granulatus Lütken, 1869
Choriaster granulatus is a relatively large Indo-Pacific sea star with five shor…
Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oreaster reticulatus, the red cushion star, is the largest sea star in its range…
Culcita schmideliana (Bruzelius, 1805)
Culcita schmideliana is an inflated pentagonal tropical western Indo-Pacific sta…
Pseudoreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816)
Pseudoreaster obtusangulus is the only species in its sea star genus, found off …
Protoreaster lincki (Blainville, 1830)
Protoreaster lincki, the red-knobbed starfish, is a carnivorous Indian Ocean sta…
Pentaceraster cumingi (Gray, 1840)
Pentaceraster cumingi is a 30 cm starfish from the East Pacific and Hawaii that …
Oreasteridae animals belong to the Valvatida order in the Animalia kingdom. It typically has five thick, broad arms that project from a large cushioned disc, though some individual specimens have four, six or seven arms. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Oreasteridae is classified in the order Valvatida, class Asteroidea, phylum Echinodermata. The family contains 14 accepted species worldwide.
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