What family does a starfish belong to?

Starfish don't belong to a family in the traditional sense, like a family within the human species. They are echinoderms, which is a phylum in the animal kingdom.

Within the echinoderm phylum, starfish are part of the class Asteroidea.

Here's a breakdown:

* Kingdom: Animalia

* Phylum: Echinodermata

* Class: Asteroidea

So, while they don't have a specific "family" like humans, they belong to the broader classification of echinoderms and the more specific group of Asteroidea.