ASTERINIDAE Gray, 1840
(cushion stars)

ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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references
Asterina
a genus of echinoderms
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyASTERINIDAE (cushion stars)
OrderVALVATIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderVALVATACEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
ClassASTEROIDEA (starfish)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars)

ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of ASTERINIDAE (cushion stars)
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