Red Comb Star (Astropecten aranciacus)

Invertebrateverified

Astropecten aranciacus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Red Comb Star

Also known as: Red Comb-(sea) Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Paxillosida

Family

Astropectinidae

Other species in Astropectinidae

Astropecten bispinosus

Astropecten bispinosus

Astropecten spinulosus

Astropecten spinulosus

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Tethyaster subinermis

Astropecten jonstoni

Astropecten jonstoni

Jonston's Sand Star

Astropecten irregularis

Astropecten irregularis

Sand Star

Astropecten platyacanthus

Astropecten platyacanthus

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