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Biscuit Stars
Goniasteridae
Goniasteridae (the biscuit 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 colorful shallow tropical species.
58 branches of this family, most-observed first
Pentagonasterinae
subfamilyPentagonasterinae
Fromia
genusFromia
Mediasterinae
subfamilyMediasterinae
Nectria
genusNectria
Goniodiscaster
genusGoniodiscaster
Hippasterinae
subfamilyHippasterinae
Ferdininae
subfamilyFerdininae
Ceramaster
genusCeramaster
Iconaster
genusIconaster
Stellaster
genusStellaster
Peltaster
genusPeltaster
Goniaster
genusGoniaster
Calliaster
genusCalliaster
Pseudogoniodiscaster
genusPseudogoniodiscaster
Anthenoides
genusAnthenoides
Rosaster
genusRosaster
Nymphaster
genusNymphaster
Stellasteropsis
genusStellasteropsis
Ogmaster
genusOgmaster
Styphlaster
genusStyphlaster
Pergamaster
genusPergamaster
Apollonaster
genusApollonaster
Litonotaster
genusLitonotaster
Cladaster
genusCladaster
Sibogaster
genusSibogaster
Astroceramus
genusAstroceramus
Lithosoma
genusLithosoma
Calliderma
genusCalliderma
Pseudoceramaster
genusPseudoceramaster
Sphaeriodiscus
genusSphaeriodiscus
Floriaster
genusFloriaster
Circeaster
genusCirceaster
Diplasiaster
genusDiplasiaster
Fayoumaster
genusFayoumaster
Astropatricia
genusAstropatricia
Eratosaster
genusEratosaster
Enigmaster
genusEnigmaster
Kermitaster
genusKermitaster
Bathyceramaster
genusBathyceramaster
Pillsburiaster
genusPillsburiaster
Mabahissaster
genusMabahissaster
Notioceramus
genusNotioceramus
Tessellaster
genusTessellaster
Gigantaster
genusGigantaster
Progoniaster
genusProgoniaster
Siraster
genusSiraster
Mariaster
genusMariaster
Atelorias
genusAtelorias
Johannaster
genusJohannaster
Lydiaster
genusLydiaster
Milteliphaster
genusMilteliphaster
Chitonaster
genusChitonaster
Iphiaster
genusIphiaster
Wallastra
genusWallastra
Leioastra
genusLeioastra
Glyphodiscus
genusGlyphodiscus
Pontioceramus
genusPontioceramus
Plinthaster
genusPlinthaster
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Goniasteridae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 117292.