Acodontaster Verrill, 1899 (additional source)
Acodontaster elongatus granuliferus (Koehler, 1912) (basis of record)
Allostichaster Verrill, 1914 (basis of record)
Ampheraster Fisher, 1923 (basis of record)
Ampheraster alaminos Downey, 1971 (basis of record)
Anasterias Perrier, 1875 (additional source)
Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857) (basis of record)
Anseropoda Nardo, 1834 (additional source)
Anthenoides Perrier, 1881 (additional source)
Anthenoides peircei Perrier, 1881 (basis of record)
Apollonaster Halpern, 1970 (basis of record)
Apollonaster yucatanensis Halpern, 1970 (basis of record)
Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848) (additional source)
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Asteriidae Gray, 1840 (additional source)
Asterina Nardo, 1834 (additional source)
Asterinidae Gray, 1840 (additional source)
Astroceramus Fisher, 1906 (basis of record)
Astroceramus brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1941 (basis of record)
Astropecten Gray, 1840 (additional source)
Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881 (basis of record)
Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880) (additional source)
Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859 (basis of record)
Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883 (additional source)
Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 (basis of record)
Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883 (additional source)
Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777) (additional source)
Astropecten leptus H.L. Clark, 1926 (basis of record)
Astropecten nitidus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883 (basis of record)
Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883 (additional source)
Bathybiaster loripes Sladen, 1889 (additional source)
Bathybiaster vexillifer (Wyville Thomson, 1873) (additional source)
Benthopecten Verrill, 1884 (additional source)
Benthopecten fischeri (Perrier, 1894) accepted as Benthopecten spinosus Verrill, 1884 (basis of record)
Benthopecten folini (Perrier, 1894) (basis of record)
Benthopecten simplex chardyi Sibuet, 1975 (basis of record)
Benthopecten simplex simplex (Perrier, 1881) (additional source)
Benthopecten spinosissimus (Sladen, 1889) (additional source)
Benthopecten spinosus Verrill, 1884 (additional source)
Benthopectinidae Verrill, 1899 (additional source)
Blakiaster Perrier, 1881 (basis of record)
Blakiaster conicus Perrier, 1881 (basis of record)
Brisinga Asbjørnsen, 1856 (additional source)
Brisinga costata Verrill, 1884 (basis of record)
Brisinga cricophora Sladen, 1889 (basis of record)
Brisinga endecacnemos Asbjørnsen, 1856 (additional source)
Brisinga hirsuta Perrier, 1894 accepted as Freyellaster (Pseudobrisinga) hirsuta (Perrier, 1894) (additional source)
Brisingella Fisher, 1917 accepted as Hymenodiscus Perrier, 1884 (additional source)
Brisingella coronata (Sars, 1871) accepted as Hymenodiscus coronata (Sars, 1871) (additional source)
Brisingella verticillata (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Hymenodiscus verticellatus (Sladen, 1889) (basis of record)
Brisingenes Fisher, 1917 (basis of record)
Brisingenes multicostata (Verrill, 1894) (basis of record)
Brisingida (additional source)
Brisingidae G.O. Sars, 1875 (additional source)
Calyptraster Sladen, 1882 (additional source)
Calyptraster coa Sladen, 1882 (basis of record)
Calyptraster personatus (Perrier, 1885) (basis of record)
Caymanostella Belyaev, 1974 (basis of record)
Caymanostella spinimarginata Belyaev, 1974 (basis of record)
Caymanostellidae Belyaev, 1974 (basis of record)
Ceramaster Verrill, 1899 (additional source)
Ceramaster granularis granularis (Retzius, 1783) accepted as Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783) (additional source)
Ceramaster grenadensis grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (additional source)
Chaetaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 (additional source)
Chaetaster longipes (Bruzelius, 1805) (additional source)
Chaetaster nodosus Perrier, 1875 (basis of record)
Chaetasteridae Sladen, 1889 (additional source)
Cheiraster Studer, 1883 (additional source)
Cheiraster (Barbadosaster) A.M. Clark, 1981 (basis of record)
Cheiraster (Barbadosaster) echinulatus (Perrier, 1875) (basis of record)
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) Studer, 1883 represented as Cheiraster Studer, 1883 (additional source)
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) planus Verrill, 1915 (basis of record)
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) sepitus (Verrill, 1885) (additional source)
Cheiraster (Christopheraster) A.M. Clark, 1981 (basis of record)
Cheiraster (Christopheraster) blakei A.M. Clark, 1981 (basis of record)
Cheiraster (Christopheraster) mirabilis (Perrier, 1881) (basis of record)
Cheiraster (Luidiaster) Studer, 1883 (basis of record)
Cheiraster (Luidiaster) hirsutus (Studer, 1884) (additional source)
Cheiraster (Luidiaster) planeta (Sladen, 1889) (basis of record)
Chondraster Verrill, 1895 (additional source)
Chondraster elattosis H.L. Clark, 1923 (basis of record)
Chondraster grandis (Verrill, 1878) (additional source)
Circeaster Koehler, 1909 (basis of record)
Circeaster americanus (A.H. Clark, 1916) (basis of record)
Cladaster Verrill, 1899 (basis of record)
Cladaster analogus Fisher, 1940 (basis of record)
Cladaster rudis Verrill, 1899 (basis of record)
Colpaster edwardsi (Perrier, 1882) accepted as Freyella edwardsi Perrier, 1885 (additional source)
Colpaster scutigerula Sladen, 1889 (additional source)
Coronaster Perrier, 1885 (additional source)
Coronaster briareus (Verrill, 1882) (basis of record)
Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867 (additional source)
Cosmasterias Sladen, 1889 (additional source)
Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858) (additional source)
Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) (additional source)
Crossaster penicillatus Sladen, 1889 (basis of record)
Ctenodiscus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (additional source)
Ctenodiscus australis Loven in Lütken, 1871 (basis of record)
Ctenodiscus crispatus (Bruzelius, 1805) (additional source)
Culcitopsis Verrill, 1914 (additional source)

Arctic Ocean for Diplopteraster multipes (M. Sars, 1866) 
Arctic Ocean for Henricia pertusa (O.F. Müller, 1776) 
Arctic Ocean for Hippasteria phrygiana phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)  (inaccurate)
Arctic Ocean for Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851) 
Arctic Ocean for Lophaster furcifer (Düben & Koren, 1846) 
Arctic Ocean for Pedicellaster typicus M. Sars, 1861 
Arctic Ocean for Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889 
Arctic Ocean for Tremaster mirabilis Verrill, 1880 
Argentine Basin for Acodontaster elongatus granuliferus (Koehler, 1912) 
Argentine Basin for Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883 
Argentine Basin for Calyptraster coa Sladen, 1882 
Argentine Basin for Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858) 
Argentine Basin for Ctenodiscus australis Loven in Lütken, 1871 
Argentine Basin for Dytaster grandis nobilis Sladen, 1889 
Argentine Basin for Eremicaster crassus (Sladen, 1883) 
Argentine Basin for Gaussaster antarcticus (Sladen, 1889) 
Argentine Basin for Hymenaster pergamentaceus Sladen, 1882 
Argentine Basin for Pectinaster filholi Perrier, 1885 
Argentine Basin for Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) 
Argentine Basin for Psilaster herwigi (Bernasconi, 1972) 
Argentine Basin for Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882 
Argentine Basin for Pythonaster murrayi Sladen, 1889 
Argentine Basin for Smilasterias triremis (Sladen, 1889) 
Argentine Basin for Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889 
Argentine Basin for Vemaster sudatlanticus Bernasconi, 1965 
Ascension for Zoroaster fulgens Wyville Thomson, 1873 
Ascension Exclusive Economic Zone for Benthopecten spinosissimus (Sladen, 1889) 
Ascension Exclusive Economic Zone for Chaetaster longipes (Bruzelius, 1805) 
Ascension Exclusive Economic Zone for Hacelia superba H.L. Clark, 1921 
Ascension Exclusive Economic Zone for Luidia sagamina aciculata Mortensen, 1933 
Ascension Exclusive Economic Zone for Plutonaster agassizi agassizi Verrill, 1880 
Atlantic Ocean for Asteroidea 
Atlantic Ocean for Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883 
Atlantic Ocean for Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883 
Atlantic Ocean for Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777) 
Atlantic Ocean for Astropecten leptus H.L. Clark, 1926 
Atlantic Ocean for Ceramaster grenadensis grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) 
Atlantic Ocean for Chaetaster longipes (Bruzelius, 1805) 
Atlantic Ocean for Hacelia superba H.L. Clark, 1921 
Atlantic Ocean for Luidia atlantidea Madsen, 1950 
Atlantic Ocean for Luidia heterozona heterozona Fisher, 1940 
Atlantic Ocean for Luidia sagamina aciculata Mortensen, 1933 
Atlantic Ocean for Narcissia canariensis (d'Orbigny, 1839) 
Atlantic Ocean for Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) 
Atlantic Ocean for Plinthaster dentatus (Perrier, 1884) 
Atlantic Ocean for Pseudarchaster gracilis tessellatus Sladen, 1889 
Atlantic Ocean for Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837) 
Australia for Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Brisingella coronata (Sars, 1871) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Ceramaster grenadensis grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Chaetaster longipes (Bruzelius, 1805) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Cheiraster (Cheiraster) sepitus (Verrill, 1885) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Dytaster intermedius Perrier, 1891 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Dytaster mollis (Perrier, 1885) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Dytaster semispinosus (Perrier, 1894) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Freyastera sexradiata (Perrier, 1885) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Hoplaster spinosus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Hydrasterias sexradiata (Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Hymenaster roseus Koehler, 1907 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Luidia sarsi sarsi Düben & Koren in Düben, 1844 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Neomorphaster margaritaceus (Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Paragonaster subtilis (Perrier, 1881) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Pectinaster filholi Perrier, 1885 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Persephonaster sphenoplax (Bell, 1892) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Plinthaster dentatus (Perrier, 1884) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Plutonaster agassizi notatus Sladen, 1889 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Pseudarchaster parelii (Düben & Koren, 1846) 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Pteraster alveolatus Perrier, 1894 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Pteraster personatus Sladen, 1891 
Azores Exclusive Economic Zone for Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883 
Bahamas for Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Anthenoides peircei Perrier, 1881 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Astroceramus brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1941 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Astropecten nitidus Verrill, 1915 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Blakiaster conicus Perrier, 1881 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Brisingenes multicostata (Verrill, 1894) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Calyptraster coa Sladen, 1882 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Ceramaster grenadensis grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Chaetaster nodosus Perrier, 1875 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Cheiraster (Barbadosaster) echinulatus (Perrier, 1875) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Cheiraster (Christopheraster) blakei A.M. Clark, 1981 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Cheiraster (Christopheraster) mirabilis (Perrier, 1881) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Coronaster briareus (Verrill, 1882) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Diplasiaster productus (A.H. Clark, 1917) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Doraster constellatus Downey, 1970 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Hacelia superba H.L. Clark, 1921 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Henricia antillarum Perrier, 1881 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Lophaster verrilli A.H. Clark, 1938 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Luidia sarsi elegans Perrier, 1875 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Mammaster sigsbeei (Perrier, 1884) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Marginaster pectinatus Perrier, 1881 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Mediaster pedicellaris (Perrier, 1881) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Novodinia americana (Verrill, 1880) 
Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone for Novodinia antillensis (A.H. Clark, 1934) 

 Authority

 for Asterina phylactica Emson & Crump, 1979

Emson & Crump, 1978 [details]

 Distribution

 for Eremicaster vicinus Ludwig, 1907

Cosmopolitan (World Oceans) [details]

 Distribution

 for Porcellanaster ceruleus Wyville Thomson, 1878

Cosmopolitan (World Oceans) [details]

 Identification

 for Ophidiaster lymani (A.H. Clark, 1948)

From Clark & Downey (1992: 270) "The specimens from Cape Cerde and Annobon Islands, Gulf of Guine, identified by ... [details]

 Spelling

 for Asterias phrygiana Parelius, 1768

Asterias phrygania in Clark, A.M.& Downey, M.E. (1992). [details]

 Spelling

 for Culcitopsis Verrill, 1914

Culcitopsis in Hansson (1998) North East Atlantic Taxa and in Clark, A.M.& Downey, M.E. (1992) [details]

 Status

 for Ceramaster grenadensis patagonicus (Sladen, 1889)

Regarded as a subspecies in Clark & Downey (1992) but a full species by A.M. Clark's (1993) checklist. [details]

 Synonymy

 for Henricia cylindrella (Sladen, 1883)

Madsen (1987) believes that H. abyssalis (Perrier 1894) is a synonym of H. cylindrella.. this has met with ... [details]

 Taxonomic remark

 for Stellonia hispida (Forbes, 1839)

Stellonia hispida Forbes 1839, suppressed and replaced by Leptasterias muelleri (Sars 1846) see Clark & Downey ... [details]

 Taxonomy

 for Sphaeriaster björlykkei Dons, 1938

Madsen (pers.comm.) thinks this species could be a decalcified Poraniomorpha tumida (Stuxberg). Placed under ... [details]

 Validity

 for Asterinopsis Verrill, 1913

The name Asterinopsis is retained because the identity of the type species Asterias penicillaris Lamarck, 1816 is ... [details]