Astroceramus
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| Astroceramus | |
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| Astroceramus eldredgei | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Astroceramus Fisher, 1906[1] |
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Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
"Astrocramus" is made up of two Latin root words, "Astrum" which means star, and "ceramo" meaning tile. This clearly tells the shape of the organism; star shaped tile of all its species.[2]
