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Goniodiscaster

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Goniodiscaster
Biscuit sea star ("Goniodiscaster scaber")
Biscuit sea star (Goniodiscaster scaber)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Goniodiscaster
H.L.Clark, 1909 [1]
Species

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Goniodiscaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. Members of this genus can be found off the coasts of India, southeast Asia, and Australia. Other taxa commonly misidentified as this genus include Anthenea, Tosia, and Pentaceraster.

Selected species

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List source :[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Goniodiscaster H.L.Clark, 1909". World Asteroidea Database. Retrieved June 29, 2011.