鉗棘目（Forcipulatida）是海星綱下的一個目，包含3科49屬。和真海星目的生物一樣，鉗棘目有非常明顯的包含一個短柄和三個小骨的棘叉。二者的不同之處在於鉗棘目的肢體更加粗壯。[1]
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此目下一般分為三個科：[2]
- 海盤車科（Asteriidae） 39屬
- 太陽海星科（Heliasteridae）2屬
- 正海星科（Zoroasteridae）8屬
世界海洋物種目錄認為在上述科的基礎上還應該增加：
- Pedicellasteridae Perrier, 1884
- Pycnopodiidae Fisher, 1928
- Stichasteridae
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- Mah, C. & D. Foltz. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata): systematics and biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 162(3): 646-660
- Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates.
