Pentagonaster (echinoderm)
Genus of starfishes
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Pentagonaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
| Pentagonaster | |
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| Pentagonaster pulchellus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Subfamily: | Pentagonasterinae |
| Genus: | Pentagonaster Gray, 1840[1] |
Species list
Many species previously in the genus have been assigned to other genera in the subfamily, some also have been absorbed into the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 | Australia |
| Pentagonaster elegans Blake in Blake & Zinsmeister, 1988 | ||
| Pentagonaster gibbosus Perrier, 1875 | Australia | |
.jpg) | Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840 | New Zealand |
| Pentagonaster stibarus H.L. Clark, 1914 | Australia | |
