| Leiaster | |
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| Leiaster speciosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Ophidiasteridae |
| Genus: | Leiaster Peters, 1852 |
Leiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Leiaster coriaceus Peters, 1852
- Leiaster glaber Peters, 1852
- Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)
- Leiaster speciosus von Martens, 1866
- Leiaster teres (Verrill, 1871)
