Caymanostellidae Explained

Caymanostellidae is a family of sea stars containing six species in two families. These asteroids normally have thick bodies with large discs.^[1]

Taxonomy

List of families according to World Register of Marine Species:^[2]

• Belyaevostella Rowe, 1989
  • Belyaevostella hispida (Aziz & Jangoux, 1984)
  • Belyaevostella hyugaensis Fujita, Stampanato & Jangoux, 1994
• Caymanostella Belyaev, 1974
  • Caymanostella admiranda Belyaev & Litvinova, 1977
  • Caymanostella madagascariensis Belyaev & Litvinova, 1991
  • Caymanostella phorcynis Rowe, 1989
  • Caymanostella spinimarginata Belyaev, 1974

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asterozoa: Fossil groups: SciComms 05-06: Earth Sciences . Palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk . 2005-11-22 . 2010-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070714073619/http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Fossilgroups/asteroz2/index_f/mod_fm.html . 2007-07-14 . dead .
2. Web site: The World Asteroidea Database - Caymanostellidae . Marinespecies.org . 2014-02-28.