Opinions from C. L. Mah and D. B. Blake 2012

  • 'Acanthasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Archasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Asteriidae belongs to Forcipulatida'
  • 'Asterinidae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Asterodiscididae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Asteropseidae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Astropectinidae belongs to Paxillosida'
  • 'Benthopectinidae belongs to Paxillosida'
  • 'Brisingidae belongs to Brisingida'
  • 'Brisingina was reranked as the unranked clade Brisingida and belongs to Forcipulatacea'
  • 'Caymanostellidae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Chaetasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Ctenodiscidae belongs to Paxillosida'
  • 'Echinasteridae belongs to Spinulosida'
  • 'Forcipulatida belongs to Forcipulatacea'
  • 'Freyellidae belongs to Brisingida'
  • 'Ganeriidae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Goniasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Goniopectinidae belongs to Paxillosida'
  • 'Heliasteridae belongs to Forcipulatida'
  • 'Korethrasteridae belongs to Velatida'
  • 'Luidiidae belongs to Paxillosida'
  • 'Mithrodiidae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Myxasteridae belongs to Velatida'
  • 'Odontasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Ophidiasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Oreasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Paxillosida belongs to Valvatacea'
  • 'Pedicellasteridae belongs to Forcipulatida'
  • 'Poraniidae belongs to Valvatacea'
  • 'Porcellanasteridae belongs to Paxillosida'
  • 'Pseudarchasterinae was reranked as the family Pseudarchasteridae and belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Pterasteridae belongs to Velatida'
  • 'Radiasteridae belongs to Paxillosida'
  • 'Solasteridae belongs to Valvatida'
  • 'Spinulosa was reranked as the unranked clade Spinulosida and belongs to Forcipulatacea'
  • 'Valvatida belongs to Valvatacea'
  • 'Velatida belongs to Valvatacea'
  • 'Zoroasteridae belongs to Forcipulatida'