| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876 |
Southeast Pacific and Antarctic | ||
| Pteraster diaphanus (Ludwig, 1905) |
Eastern Pacific | ||
| Pteraster gibber (Sladen, 1882) |
Slime star | Southern Ocean | |
| Pteraster jordani Fisher, 1905 |
Jordan's cushion star | Northeast Pacific | |
| Pteraster marsippus Fisher, 1910 |
Prickly cushion star | Northeast Pacific | |
| Pteraster militaris (Müller, 1776) |
Wrinkled sea star | Circumboreal and polar | 15 |
| Pteraster obesus Clark, 1908 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891) |
Obscure cushion star | Arctic, Northeast Pacific, and Northeast Atlantic | |
| Pteraster pulvillus Sars, 1861 |
Orange cushion star | Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | |
| Pteraster rugatus Sladen, 1882 |
Antarctic Indian Ocean | ||
| Pteraster rugosus Clark, 1941 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882 |
Antarctic | ||
| Pteraster temnochiton Fisher, 1911 |
Rough cushion star | Northeast Pacific | |
| Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888 |
Tesselated slime star | Northern Pacific and Northwest Atlantic | 24 |