Solasteridae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Valvatida, class Asteroidea. The family contains 4 accepted species worldwide.
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Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880
Solaster stimpsoni, Stimpson's sun star, is a large multi-armed sea star native …
Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Solaster endeca (purple sun star) is a 7–13 armed starfish with a circumboreal d…
Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Crossaster papposus, the common sunstar, is a circumboreal sea star with short a…
Solaster dawsoni Verrill, 1880
Solaster dawsoni, the morning sun star, is a sea star found in the northern Paci…
Solasteridae animals belong to the Valvatida order in the Animalia kingdom. Its aboral surface has a distinctive reddish orange color, and is covered with thick paxillae. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Solasteridae is classified in the order Valvatida, class Asteroidea, phylum Echinodermata. It has a thick, fairly large central disc that features a netlike pattern of raised ridges; the mouth area on its underside is bare of spines.
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