Asterodiscididae
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 Verrill, 1868
- * Amphiaster insignis Verrill, 1868 -- East pacific
- genus Asterodiscides A. M. Clark, 1974
- * Asterodiscides belli Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia
- * Asterodiscides bicornutus Lane & Rowe, 2009 -- Philippines
- * Asterodiscides cherbonnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar
- * Asterodiscides crosnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar
- * Asterodiscides culcitulus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- * Asterodiscides elegans -- Indo-Pacific
- * Asterodiscides fourmanoiri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar
- * Asterodiscides grayi Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- * Asterodiscides helonotus -- Philippines
- * Asterodiscides japonicus Imaoka, Irimura, Okutani, Oguro, Oji & Kanazawa, 1991 -- Japan
- * Asterodiscides lacrimulus Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia
- * Asterodiscides macroplax Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia
- * Asterodiscides multispinus Rowe, 1985 -- North-East Australia
- * Asterodiscides pinguiculus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- * Asterodiscides soleae Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia
- * Asterodiscides tessellatus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
- * Asterodiscides truncatus -- South-East Australia and New Zealand
- * Asterodiscides tuberculosus -- Hawaii
- fossil genus Kionaster Blake & Portell, 2011
- * fossil Kionaster petersonae Blake & Portell, 2011
- genus Paulia Gray, 1840
- * Paulia horrida Gray, 1840 -- Galapagos
- genus Pauliastra Mah, 2021
- * Pauliastra aenigma -- Costa Rica
- genus Uokeaster Mah, 2021
- * Uokeaster ahi Mah, 2021 -- Rapa Nui