Goniopectinidae is a family 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 order
Paxillosida
The Paxillosida are a large order (biology), order of sea stars.
Characteristics
Paxillosida adults lack an anus and have no suckers on their tube feet. They do not develop the brachiolaria stage in their early development.Matsubara, M., Komatsu ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Chrispaulia''
Gale, 2005
* ''
Goniopecten''
Perrier, 1881
* ''
Pectinidiscus''
Ludwig, 1907
* ''
Prionaster''
Verrill, 1899
References
Paxillosida
Echinoderm families
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