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Asteriidae

Asteriidae is a family in the order Forcipulatida. This database currently files 1 species under it, recorded across 38 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
38
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100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Asteriidae?

1 genus filed directly under this family.

  1. Asterias

    common starfish

    1 species

Best-known members of Asteriidae

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Where is Asteriidae recorded?

Species on file in this family with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Canada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesRussia: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesGreenland: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesMadagascar: 1 speciesThailand: 1 speciesVietnam: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesPoland: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesIreland: 1 speciesNew Caledonia: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesIceland: 1 speciesGeorgia: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesMorocco: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United Kingdom1
  2. Netherlands1
  3. Germany1
  4. Sweden1
  5. Denmark1
  6. Ireland1
  7. Canada1
  8. Norway1
  9. United States1
  10. France1
  11. Isle of Man1
  12. Belgium1
  13. Russia1
  14. Iceland1
  15. Spain1
  16. Georgia1
  17. Portugal1
  18. Guernsey1
  19. St. Pierre & Miquelon1
  20. Vietnam1

All species in Asteriidae

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Common starfishAsterias rubensAsteriidaeNot recordedNot recorded38