Order

Forcipulatida (Forcipulatidan sea stars)

Pycnopodia helianthoides. Photo: (c) andrewbickell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Forcipulatida are an order of sea stars, containing three families and 49 genera.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
      - Class: Asteroidea (Sea stars)
        Superorder: Forcipulatacea (Forcipulatacean sea stars)
        Order: Forcipulatida (Forcipulatidan sea stars)
        Family: Asteriidae (Asteriid sea stars) (6)

Subtaxa

Family: Asteriidae (Asteriid sea stars)

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