The Asteriidae are a diverse family of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida.

It is one of three families in the order Forcipulatida.

The oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Late Cretaceous.

[2] The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera within the family Asteriidae (in a field of 6 families):[1]

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