''Asteronyx'' is a genus of
echinoderms
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea li ...
belonging to the family
Asteronychidae
Asteronychidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Euryalida.
Genera:
* ''Asteronyx'' Müller & Troschel, 1842
* ''Astrodia'' Verrill, 1899
* ''Astronebris'' Downey, 1967
* ''Lillithaster'' Thuy, Numberger-Thuy & Jagt, 2018
* ''Ophi ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Asteronyx longifissus''
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Asteronyx loveni''
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Asteronyx luzonicus''
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Asteronyx lymani''
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Asteronyx niger''
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Asteronyx reticulata''
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Asteronyx simplex''
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Asteronyx spinulosa''
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Asteronyx valkenburgensis''
References
Ophiuroidea genera
Phrynophiurida
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