List of prehistoric starfish genera

This list of prehistoric starfish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be in the class Asteroidea, excluding purely vernacular terms.

The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered starfish.

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

Technical terms used include: Afraster Agalmaster Albebarania Alkaida Altairia Anorthaster Archaster Argoviaster Arisaigaster Arkonaster Arthraster Aspidaster Asterias Astropecten Australaster Baliactis Benthopecten Betelgeusia Bohemaster Brachisolaster Brisingella Caletaster Calliaster Calliasterella Calliderma Calyptactis Capellia Cenomanaster Ceramaster Certonardoa Chaetasterina Chariaster Chomataster Clarkeaster Cnemidactis Coccaster Compsaster Comptonia Cottreauaster Crateraster Ctenophoraster Cuneaster Denebia Dermaster Devonaster Devonistella Diclidaster Echinaster Echinasterella Eoactis Eokainaster Eostella Fayoumaster Foliaster Fomalhautia Forbesiaster Germanasterias Girvanaster Hadranderaster Helianthaster Heliaster Henricia Hippasteria Hudsonaster Hunsrueckaster Hystrigaster Hystriyasterias Illusioluidia Indiaster Kyraster Lacertasterias Lambertella Lanthanaster Lepidactis Lepidaster Lepidasterella Leptogonium Lepyriactis Linckia Lophaster Lophidiaster Luidia Macroporaster Mastaster Mediaster Mesopalaeaster Mesotremaster Metopaster Miopentagonaster Mistia Monaster Nehalemia Neopalaeaster Noviaster Nymphaster Odontaster Ophryaster Palaeaster Palaeosolaster Palaeostella Palasterina Palasteriscus Paleoctenodiscus Paragonaster Pegaster Pentasteria Permaster Petraster Phillipaster Phocidaster Platanaster Plesiastropecten Plesioastropecten Plumaster Promopalaeaster Protarthraster Protopalaeaster Protothyraster Protremaster Pseudarchaster Pycinaster Recurvaster Rhenaster Salteraster Schondorfia Schuchertia Sclerasterias Siluraster Sladenia Solaster Spaniaster Spenceraster Spenceria Sphaeriaster Sphaeriodiscus Stauranderaster Stibaraster Sucia Taeniactis Teichaster Terminaster Tesselaster Testudinaster Tethyaster Trichasteropsis Trimeraster Tropidaster Tylasteria Ulrichaster Urasterella Valettaster Xandarosaster Xenaster Yarravaster Zoroaster