Asteriidae
The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.
The oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Late Cretaceous.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae :Adelasterias Verrill, 1914Anasterias Perrier, 1875Aphanasterias Fisher, 1923 Aphelasterias Fisher, 1923Asterias Linnaeus, 1758Astrometis Fisher, 1923 Astrostole Fisher, 1923Caimanaster A.M. Clark, 1962Calasterias Hayashi, 1975Coronaster Perrier, 1885 Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867Cryptasterias Verrill, 1914Diplasterias Perrier, 1891Distolasterias Perrier, 1896Evasterias Verrill, 1914 Icasterias Fisher, 1923Kenrickaster A.M. Clark, 1962Leptasterias Verrill, 1866Lethasterias Fisher, 1923 Lysasterias Fisher, 1908Lysastrosoma Fisher, 1922Marthasterias Jullien, 1878 Meyenaster Verrill, 1913Notasterias Koehler, 1911Orthasterias Verrill, 1914 Perissasterias H.L. Clark, 1923 Pycnopodia Stimpson, 1862Pisaster Müller and Troschel, 1840 Plazaster Fisher, 1941Psalidaster Fisher, 1940Rathbunaster Fisher, 1906 Saliasterias Koehler, 1920Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871 Stylasterias Verrill, 1914 Taranuiaster McKnight, 1973Tarsastrocles Fisher, 1923Urasterias Verrill, 1909