The Paxillosida are a large order of sea stars.
Paxillosida | |
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Luidia magnifica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Superorder: | Valvatacea |
Order: | PaxillosidaPerrier, 1884
Families
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Characteristics
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Paxillosida adults lack an anus and have no suckers on their tube feet. They do not develop the brachiolaria stage in their early development.[1] They possess marginal plates, and have sessile pedicellariae. They mostly inhabit soft-bottomed environments of sand or mud.[2] Systematics editRecent analyses suggest Paxillosida may be a sister taxon of Asterina.[1] The order is divided into these families:[3]
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