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Asteriidae
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The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.

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The oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Late Cretaceous.[2]

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Pacific sea star, Asterias amurensis

The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families):[1]

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