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'