Calasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae, first described by R. Hayashi in 1975.

Species

The only species assigned to the genus is Calasterias toyamensis, also first described by R. Hayashi in 1975, which is named for its find location, Toyama Bay.

Further reading

  • Hayashi, R. (1975). "A new sea-star of Coscinasterinae from Toyama Bay". Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses. 48 (3): 198–202.