Asterodiscididae is a family of starfish. Members of the family have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The family was first described by the Australian zoologist F.W.E. Rowe in 1977.
Genera
The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:
- genus Amphiaster <small>Verrill, 1868</small>
- Amphiaster insignis <small>Verrill, 1868</small> -- East pacific
- genus Asterodiscides <small>A. M. Clark, 1974</small>
- Asterodiscides belli <small>Rowe, 1977</small> -- Somalia
- Asterodiscides bicornutus <small>Lane & Rowe, 2009</small> -- Philippines
- Asterodiscides cherbonnieri <small>Rowe, 1985</small> -- Madagascar (south)
- Asterodiscides crosnieri <small>Rowe, 1985</small> -- Madagascar (north)
- Asterodiscides culcitulus <small>Rowe, 1977</small> -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides elegans <small>(Gray, 1847)</small> -- Indo-Pacific
- Asterodiscides fourmanoiri <small>Rowe, 1985</small> -- Madagascar (south)
- Asterodiscides grayi <small>Rowe, 1977</small> -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides helonotus <small>(Fisher, 1913)</small> -- Philippines
- Asterodiscides japonicus <small>Imaoka, Irimura, Okutani, Oguro, Oji & Kanazawa, 1991</small> -- Japan
- Asterodiscides lacrimulus <small>Rowe, 1977</small> -- Somalia
- Asterodiscides macroplax <small>Rowe, 1985</small> -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides multispinus <small>Rowe, 1985</small> -- North-East Australia
- Asterodiscides pinguiculus <small>Rowe, 1977</small> -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides soleae <small>Rowe, 1985</small> -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides tessellatus <small>Rowe, 1977</small> -- Western Australia
- Asterodiscides truncatus <small>(Coleman, 1911)</small> -- South-East Australia and New Zealand
- Asterodiscides tuberculosus <small>(Fisher, 1906)</small> -- Hawaii
- fossil genus Kionaster <small>Blake & Portell, 2011</small>
- fossil Kionaster petersonae <small>Blake & Portell, 2011</small>
- genus Paulia <small>Gray, 1840</small>
- Paulia horrida <small>Gray, 1840</small> -- Galapagos
- genus Pauliastra <small>Mah, 2021</small>
- Pauliastra aenigma <small>(Ludwig, 1905)</small> -- Costa Rica
- genus Uokeaster <small>Mah, 2021</small>
- Uokeaster ahi <small>Mah, 2021</small> -- Rapa Nui
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