Asterodiscididae

Asterodiscididae is a family of starfish. Members of the family have five short tapering arms and a wide disc. The family was first described by the Australian zoologist F.W.E. Rowe in 1977.

Genera
The following genera are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:


 * genus Amphiaster Verrill, 1868
 * Amphiaster insignis Verrill, 1868 -- East pacific
 * genus Asterodiscides A. M. Clark, 1974
 * Asterodiscides belli Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia
 * Asterodiscides bicornutus Lane & Rowe, 2009 -- Philippines
 * Asterodiscides cherbonnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (south)
 * Asterodiscides crosnieri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (north)
 * Asterodiscides culcitulus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
 * Asterodiscides elegans (Gray, 1847) -- Indo-Pacific
 * Asterodiscides fourmanoiri Rowe, 1985 -- Madagascar (south)
 * Asterodiscides grayi Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
 * Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913) -- Philippines
 * Asterodiscides japonicus Imaoka, Irimura, Okutani, Oguro, Oji & Kanazawa, 1991 -- Japan
 * Asterodiscides lacrimulus Rowe, 1977 -- Somalia
 * Asterodiscides macroplax Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia
 * Asterodiscides multispinus Rowe, 1985 -- North-East Australia
 * Asterodiscides pinguiculus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
 * Asterodiscides soleae Rowe, 1985 -- Western Australia
 * Asterodiscides tessellatus Rowe, 1977 -- Western Australia
 * Asterodiscides truncatus (Coleman, 1911) -- South-East Australia and New Zealand
 * Asterodiscides tuberculosus (Fisher, 1906) -- Hawaii
 * fossil genus Kionaster Blake & Portell, 2011
 * fossil Kionaster petersonae Blake & Portell, 2011
 * genus Paulia Gray, 1840
 * Paulia horrida Gray, 1840 -- Galapagos
 * genus Pauliastra Mah, 2021
 * Pauliastra aenigma (Ludwig, 1905) -- Costa Rica
 * genus Uokeaster Mah, 2021
 * Uokeaster ahi Mah, 2021 -- Rapa Nui