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Odontaster

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Odontaster
Odontaster validus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Odontasteridae
Genus: Odontaster
Verrill, 1880 [1]
Species
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Synonyms[1]

Asterodon Perrier, 1891
Epidontaster Koehler, 1920
Gnathaster Sladen, 1889
Gnathodon Verrill, 1899 (non G.B.Sowerby I, 1832: preoccupied)
Gymnognathaster Döderlein, 1928
Peridontaster Koehler, 1920

Odontaster is a genus of sea stars. The type species is Odontaster hispidus.

Species

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The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Odontaster Verrill, 1880 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-25.