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Valvatida is an order of sea star in the class Asteroidea. That class contains 695 species in 172 genera in 17 families.

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Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
Asterina miniata
Certonardoa semiregularis
Choriaster granulatus
Cushion star (Culcita novaeguineae)
Linckia laevigata
Mediaster aequalis.
Pentagonaster dubeni
Red-knobbed starfish (Protoreaster linckii)
Dermasterias imbricata

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In Spanish: Valvátidos para niños

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