Overview
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A Family in the Kingdom Animalia.
Taxonomy
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The Family Benthopectinidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (12): Acontiaster · Alkaidia · Benthopecten · Cheiraster · Gaussater · Luidiaster · Mistia · Myonotus · Nearchaster · Pectinaster · Plesiastropecten · Pontaster
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 45 species and subspecies in the Family Benthopectinidae.
Genera
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Acontiaster
Alkaidia
Benthopecten
Cheiraster
Gaussater
Luidiaster
Mistia
Myonotus
Nearchaster
Pectinaster
Plesiastropecten
Pontaster
At least 4 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Pontaster.
More info about the Genus Pontaster may be found here.
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