| Forcipulatida | |
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| Asterias rubens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Superorder: | Forcipulatacea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
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See Text | |
The Forcipulatida are an order of sea stars, containing three families and 49 genera.