Velatida

Velatida
Pteraster capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Velatida
Perrier, 1884
Families

5, see text

The Velatida are an order of sea stars containing about 200 species in five families. These sea stars normally have thick bodies with large discs.[1]

  1. ^ "Asterozoa: Fossil groups: SciComms 05-06: Earth Sciences". Palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2010-07-30.