Forcipulatacea

Forcipulatacea
Asterias rubens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Superorder:	Forcipulatacea Blake, 1987[1]
Orders
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The Forcipulatacea are a superorder of sea stars.^[2]

Subdivision

• Order Forcipulatida
• Order Brisingida
• Incertae sedis:
  • Family Paulasteriidae

References

1. Mah, Christopher (2011-10-20). "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species: Forcipulatacea". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
2. Fau, Marine; Villier, Loïc (2020). "Comparative anatomy and phylogeny of the Forcipulatacea (Echinodermata: Asteroidea): insights from ossicle morphology". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 189 (3): 921–952. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz127.