Calasterias
Genus of starfish
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Calasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae, first described by R. Hayashi in 1975.[1]
| Calasterias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae |
| Genus: | Calasterias R. Hayashi, 1975 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Calasterias toyamensis R. Hayashi, 1975 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species, see text | |
Species
The only species assigned to the genus is Calasterias toyamensis, also first described by R. Hayashi in 1975, which is named for its find location, Toyama Bay.[2]
