''Odontaster'' is a genus of

sea stars Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish ...

. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

is ''Odontaster hispidus''.

Species

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Odontaster aucklandensis'' McKnight, 1973 *'' Odontaster australis'' H.L.Clark, 1926 *'' Odontaster benhami'' (Mortensen, 1925) *'' Odontaster crassus'' Fisher, 1905 *'' Odontaster hispidus'' Verrill, 1880 *'' Odontaster mediterraneus'' (Marenzeller, 1893) *'' Odontaster meridionalis'' (E.A. Smith, 1876) *'' Odontaster pearsei'' Janosik & Halanych, 2010 *'' Odontaster penicillatus'' (Philippi, 1870) *'' Odontaster robustus'' Verrill, 1899 *'' Odontaster rosagemmae'' McKnight, 2001 *'' Odontaster roseus'' Janosik & Halanych, 2010 *'' Odontaster setosus'' (Verrill, 1899) *''

Odontaster validus ''Odontaster validus'' is a species of sea star in the family Odontasteridae. Its range includes the Southern Ocean and the seas around the mainland and islands of Antarctica. Description ''Odontaster validus'' can grow to about 10 cm (4&n ...

'' Koehler, 1906

References

Odontasteridae {{Asteroidea-stub