Order

Valvatida (Valvatidan sea stars)

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The Valvatida are an order of starfish in the class Asteroidea, which contains 695 species in 172 genera in 17 families.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
      - Class: Asteroidea (Sea stars)
        Superorder: Valvatacea (Valvatacean sea stars)
        Order: Valvatida (Valvatidan sea stars)
        Family: Solasteridae (Solasterid sun stars) (2)
        Family: Asteropseidae (1)
        Family: Asterinidae (Cushion stars) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Solasteridae (Solasterid sun stars)

Family: Asteropseidae

Family: Asterinidae (Cushion stars)

Where in Humboldt

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