Family Hymenodiscidae Mah 1996 (sea star)
Asteroidea - Forcipulatida - Hymenodiscidae
Full reference: C. L. Mah. 1996. Preliminary phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the Brisingida (Asteroidea). In R. Mooi & M. Telford (eds) Echinoderms San Francisco, Balkema, rotterdam 273-277
Parent taxon: Brisingina according to C. L. Mah 1996
Sister taxa: Brisingasteridae, Brisingidae, Freyellidae, Odinellidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder-deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hymenodiscidae in the database