SubPhylum Eleutherozoa

Class Asteroidea

     Order Paxillosida

            Family Astropectinidae  Gray, 1840

                            Astropecten  Schultze, 1760

                                  Astropecten hawaiiensis  Doderlein, 1917

                                  Astropecten polyacanthus  Muller and Troschel, 1842

                                  Astropecten productus  Fisher, 1906

                                  Astropecten pusillulus  Fisher, 1906

                                  Astropecten triseriatus myobrachius  Fisher, 1925

                            Astropectinides  Verrill, 1914

                                  Astropectinides callistus  Fisher, 1906

                                  Astropectinides ctenophora  Fisher, 1906

                            Ctenophoraster  Fisher, 1906

                                  Ctenophoraster hawaiiensis  Fisher, 1906

                            Dipsacaster  Alcock, 1893

                                  Dipsacaster nesiotes  Fisher, 1906

                            Patagiaster  Fisher, 1906

                                  Patagiaster nuttingi  Fisher, 1906

                            Peresphonaster  Wood-Mason and Alcock, 1891

                                  Peresphonaster cingulatus cingulatus  (Fisher, 1906)

                            Psilaster  Sladen, 1885

                                  Psilaster attenuatus  Fisher, 1906

                            Tritonaster  Fisher, 1906

                                  Tritonaster craspedotus  Fisher, 1906

            Family Luidiidae  Verrill, 1899

                            Luidia  Forbes, 1839

                                  Luidia aspera  Sladen, 1889

                                  Luidia columbiae  Gray, 1840

                                  Luidia hystirx  Fisher, 1906

                                  Luidia magnifica  Fisher, 1906

                                  Luidia prionata  Fisher, 1913

                                  Luidia sp.  see Clark, 1949

     Order Notomyotida

            Family Benthopectinidae  Verrill, 1894

                            Cheiraster (Cheiraster) 

                                  Cheiraster (Cheiraster) inops  Fisher, 1906

                                  Cheiraster (Cheiraster) snyderi  Fisher, 1906

                            Cheiraster (Christopheraster) 

                                  Cheiraster (Christopheraster) horridus  Fisher, 1906

     Order Valvatida

            Family Acanthasteridae  Sladen, 1889

                            Acanthaster  Gervais, 1841

                                  Acanthaster planci  Linnaeus, 1758

            Family Archasteridae  Viguier, 1878

                            Archaster  Mueller, 1840

                                  Archaster typicus  Muller and Troschel, 1840

            Family Asterinidae  Gray, 1840


                            Anseropoda  Nardo, 1834

                                  Anseropoda insignis  Fisher, 1906

                            Asterina  Nardo, 1834

                                  Asterina anomala  Clark, 1921

                                  Asterina burtoni  Gray,

                                  Asterina cepheus  Muller and Troschel, 1842

                                  Asterina miniata  Brandt, 1835

                                  Asterina sp.  see Clark, 1949

                            Nepanthia  Gray, 1840

                                  Nepanthia sp.  see Clark, 1949

            Family Asterodiscididae 

                            Asterodiscides  Clark, 1847

                                  Asterodiscides tuberculosus  (Fisher, 1906)

            Family Asteropseidae 

                            Asteropsis 

                                  Asteropsis carinifera  (Lamarck, 1816)

                            Valvaster  Perrier, 1875

                                  Valvaster striatus  (Lamarck, 1816)

            Family Ganeriidae  Sladen, 1889

                            Hyalinothrix  Fisher, 1911

                                  Hyalinothrix millespina  Fisher, 1911

            Family Goniasteridae  Forbes, 1841

                            Antheniaster  Verrill, 1899

                                  Antheniaster epixanthus  (Fisher, 1906)

                            Astroceramus  Fisher, 1906

                                  Astroceramus callimorphus  Fisher, 1906

                            Calliaster  Gray, 1840

                                  Calliaster pedicellaris  Fisher, 1906

                            Calliderma  Gray, 1847

                                  Calliderma spectabilis  Fisher, 1906

                            Ceramaster  Verrill, 1899

                                  Ceramaster bowersi  (Fisher, 1906)

                            Evoplosoma  Fisher, 1906

                                  Evoplosoma forcipifera  Fisher, 1906

                            Gilbertaster  Fisher, 1906

                                  Gilbertaster anacanthus  Fisher, 1906

                            Hippasteria  Gray, 1840

                                  Hippasteria imperialis  Goto, 1914

                            Mediaster  Stimpson, 1857

                                  Mediaster ornatus  Fisher, 1906

                            Peltaster  Verrill, 1899

                                  Peltaster micropeltus  (Fisher, 1906)

                            Plinthaster  Verrill, 1899

                                  Plinthaster ceramoidea  (Fisher, 1906)

                            Pseudarchaster  Sladen, 1885

                                  Pseudarchaster jordani  Fisher, 1906

                                  Pseudarchaster myobrachius  Fisher, 1906

                            Sphaeriodiscus  Fisher, 1910


                                  Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus  (Fisher, 1906)

            Family Mithrodiidae  Viguier, 1879

                            Mithrodia  Gray, 1840

                                  Mithrodia fisheri  Holly, 1932

                                  Mithrodia sp.  see Clark, 1949

                            Thromidia 

                                  Thromidia catalai  Pope and Rowe, 1977

            Family Oreasteridae  Fisher, 1911

                            Culcita  Agassiz, 1835

                                  Culcita novaeguineae  Muller and Troschel, 1842

                            Nidorellia  Gray, 1840

                                  Nidorellia armata  (Gray, 1840)

                            Pentaceraster  Doederlein, 1916

                                  Pentaceraster cumingi  (Gray, 1840)

                                  Pentaceraster hawaiiensis  (Fisher, 1906)

            Family Ophidiasteridae  Verrill, 1867

                            Dactylosaster  Gray, 1840

                                  Dactylosaster cylindricus pacificus  Fisher, 1925

                            Fromia  Gray, 1840

                                  Fromia pacifica  Clark, 1921

                            Gomophia  Gray, 1840

                                  Gomophia egyptiaca  Gray, 1840

                            Leiaster  Peters, 1852

                                  Leiaster brevispinus  Clark, 1921

                                  Leiaster callipeplus  Fisher, 1906

                                  Leiaster glaber  Peters, 1852

                                  Leiaster leachii hawaiiensis  Fisher, 1925

                            Linckia  Forbes, 1839

                                  Linckia guildingi  Gray, 1840

                                  Linckia multifora  (Lamarck, 1816)

                            Ophidiaster  Agassiz, 1835

                                  Ophidiaster hemprichi  Fisher, 1906

                                  Ophidiaster lorioli  Fisher, 1906

                                  Ophidiaster rhabdotus  Fisher, 1906

                            Tamaria  Gray, 1840

                                  Tamaria pusilla  Muller and Troschel,

                                  Tamaria scleroderma  (Fisher, 1906)

                                  Tamaria tenella  (Fisher, 1906)

                                  Tamaria triseriata  (Fisher, 1906)

     Order Velatida

            Family Myxasteridae  Perrier, 1894

                            Asthenactis  Fisher, 1906

                                  Asthenactis papyraceus  Fisher, 1906

            Family Pterasteridae  Perrier, 1875

                            Benthaster  Sladen, 1882

                                  Benthaster eritimus  Fisher, 1906

                            Hymenaster  Thomson, 1873

                                  Hymenaster pentagonalis  Fisher, 1906


                            Pteraster  Mueller and Troschel, 1842

                                  Pteraster obesus myonotus  Fisher, 1916

                                  Pteraster reticulatus  Fisher, 1906

     Order Spinulosida

            Family Echinasteridae  Verrill, 1867

                            Echinaster  Mueller and Troschel, 1840

                                  Echinaster sp.  see Clark, 1949

                            Henricia  Gray, 1840

                                  Henricia pauperrima  Fisher, 1906

                                  Henricia robusta  Fisher, 1906

                                  Henricia sp.  -

     Order Forcipulatida

            Family Asteriidae 

                            Coscinasterias  Verrill, 1867

                                  Coscinasterias acutispina  (Stimpson, 1862)

                            Sclerasterias  Perrier, 1891

                                  Sclerasterias euplecta  (Fisher, 1906)

                            Tarsastrocles  Fisher, 1923

                                  Tarsastrocles verrilli  (Fisher, 1906)

            Family Heliasteridae  Viguier, 1878

                            Heliaster  Gray, 1840

                                  Heliaster multiradiata  (Gray, 1840)

            Family Labidiasteridae  Verrill, 1914

                            Coronaster  Perrier, 1884

                                  Coronaster eclipes  Fisher, 1925

            Family Pedicellasteridae  Fisher, 1918

                            Tarsaster  Sladen, 1889

                                  Tarsaster n.sp.?  -

            Family Zoroasteridae  Sladen, 1889

                            Zoroaster  Thomson, 1873

                                  Zoroaster spinulosus  Fisher, 1906

     Order Brisingida

            Family Brisingidae  Sars, 1875

                            Brisinga  Asbjornsen, 1856

                                  Brisinga alberti  Fisher, 1906

                                  Brisinga evermanni  Fisher, 1906

                                  Brisinga panola  Fisher, 1906

            Family Hymenodiscidae 

                            Hymenodiscus  Perrier, 1884

                                  Hymenodiscus fragilis  (Fisher, 1906)

            Family Novodiniidae 

                            Novodinia  Dartnall et al., 1969

                                  Novodinia pacifica  (Fisher, 1906)