Astropecten

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Astropecten
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Astropectinidae
Genus: Astropecten
Gray, 1840
Species

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Astropecten is a genus of sea stars of the family Astropectinidae.

[edit] Species

  • Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881
  • Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880)
  • Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1860
  • Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840
  • Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825) - royal sea star, royal sea star
  • Astropecten aurantciacus
  • Astropecten braziliensis Müller and Troschel, 1842
  • Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883
  • Astropecten comptus Verrill, 1915
  • Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 - two-spined star fish, two-spined star fish
  • Astropecten irregularis
  • Astropecten nitidus
  • Astropecten nuttingi
  • Astropecten ornatissimus Fisher, 1906
  • Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  • Astropecten verrilli de Loriol, 1899

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