Asteriidae () |
70 cm WD (male/unsexed); 22 cm WD (female) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 180 m |
Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: north of Finland across the Mediterranean basin and the Adriatic Sea to the Guinean Gulf. |
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Maximum length of female (Ref. 106625) is based on occurrence; to be replaced with a better reference. Values are in diameter. Subtidal (Ref. 106814). Not commonly found intertidally; from sublittoral to a depth of around 180 m (Ref. 106815). Inhabits heterogeneous muddy sandy bottom (Ref. 106592). Mobile carnivorous species (Ref. 96498). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Known from Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, Co. Cork (Ref. 106647). C: Ref. 106647. |
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