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Family: Astropectinidae



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112 species (see list below)
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Astromesites compactus
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Astropecten acanthifer
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Astropecten africanus
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Astropecten alligator
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Astropecten americanus
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Astropecten andersoni
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Astropecten antillensis
[]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 60 cm WD
Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Astropecten aranciacus
[Comb star]
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Max. Length 15 cm WD
 
Astropecten armatus
[Spiny sand star]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean

Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)

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Astropecten articulatus
[Royal sea star]
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Astropecten bengalensis
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Astropecten benthophilus
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Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic and Me

Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)

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Astropecten bispinosus
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Astropecten brasiliensis
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Astropecten cingulatus
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Astropecten comptus
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Astropecten debilis
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Astropecten dubiosus
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Astropecten duplicatus
[Two-spined star fish]
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Astropecten eucnemis
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Astropecten fasciatus
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Astropecten granulatus
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Astropecten hemprichi
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Astropecten hermatophilus
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Astropecten ibericus
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Astropecten indicus
[]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic, Easte

Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)

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Astropecten irregularis
[]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean Sea.

Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)

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Astropecten jonstoni
[Jonston's sea star]
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Astropecten kagoshimensis
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Astropecten karankawai
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Astropecten luzonicus
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Astropecten malayanus
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Astropecten marginatus
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Astropecten mcedwardi
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Astropecten minadensis
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Astropecten mindanensis
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Astropecten monacanthus
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Astropecten nitidus
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Astropecten novaeguinae
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Astropecten nuttingi
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Astropecten ornatissimus
[Orange sand star]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean

Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)

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Astropecten platyacanthus
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Southeast Atlantic and en
Max. Length 12 cm WD
Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842

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Astropecten polyacanthus
[Brown spotted combstar]
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Astropecten primigenius
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Astropecten pugnax
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Astropecten pusillus
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Astropecten regalis
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Astropecten sanctaehelenae
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Astropecten sarasinorum
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Astropecten scoparius
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Astropecten sinicus
[]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean Sea.

Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)

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Astropecten spinulosus
[Slender sea star]
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Astropecten sulcatus
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Astropecten tamilicus
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Astropecten umbrinus
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Astropecten vappa
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Astropecten variegatus
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Astropecten velitaris
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Astropecten verrilli
[California sand star]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Ant

Bathybiaster loripes Sladen, 1889

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Bathybiaster loripes
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Bathybiaster vexillifer
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Craspidaster hesperus
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Ctenophaster diploctenius
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Ctenopleura astropectinides
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Ctenopleura ludwigi
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Ctenopleura sinica
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Dipsacaster anoplus
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Dipsacaster borealis
[Northern sand star]
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Dipsacaster eximius
[Extraordinary sand star]
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Dipsacaster fisheri
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Dipsacaster imperialis
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Dipsacaster magnificus
[Magnificent sea-star]
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Dipsacaster pretiosus
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Dytaster gilberti
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Dytaster grandis
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Max. Length 6.8 cm WD
 
Leptychaster anomalus
[Pentagonal sand star]
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Leptychaster antarcticus
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Max. Length 10 cm WD
 
Leptychaster arcticus
[Arctic sand star]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Leptychaster flexuosus (Koehler, 1920)

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Leptychaster flexuosus
[]
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Leptychaster inermis
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Leptychaster kerguelenensis
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Max. Length 9 cm WD
 
Leptychaster pacificus
[Pale star]
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Leptychaster propinquus
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Lonchotaster tartareus
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Macroptychaster accrescens
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Mimastrella cognata
[Soft tangerine starfish]
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Persephonaster armiger
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Persephonaster echinulatus
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Persephonaster habrogenys
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Persephonaster tenuis
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Plutonaster agassizi
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Plutonaster bifrons
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Plutonaster efforescens
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Plutonaster hikurangi
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Plutonaster intermedius
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Plutonaster knoxi
[Abyssal star]
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Proserpinaster anchistus
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Proserpinaster euryactis
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Proserpinaster luzonicus
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Proserpinaster neozelanicus
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Psilaster acuminatus
[Geometric star]
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Psilaster andromeda
[]
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Psilaster cassiope
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906)

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Psilaster charcoti
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Psilaster florae
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Psilaster pectinatus
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Tethyaster aulophora
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Max. Length 50 cm WD
 
Tethyaster canaliculatus
[Channeled sea star]
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Tethyaster grandis
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Tethyaster subinermis
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Tethyaster vestitus
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Thrissacanthias penicillatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Astromesites compactus Western Central Pacific 1913
Astropecten acanthifer Western Central Pacific 1883
Astropecten africanus Eastern Atlantic 1911
Astropecten alligator Western Atlantic 1881
Astropecten americanus Western Atlantic 1880
Astropecten andersoni Western Central Pacific 1888
Astropecten antillensis Western Atlantic 1860
Astropecten aranciacus Comb star Eastern Atlantic and the 60 WD 1758
Astropecten armatus Spiny sand star Eastern Pacific. 15 WD 1840
Astropecten articulatus Royal sea star Western Atlantic Ocean 1825
Astropecten bengalensis Western Central Pacific 1917
Astropecten benthophilus Western Central Atlantic 1905
Astropecten bispinosus Northeast Atlantic and Me 1823
Astropecten brasiliensis Southwest Atlantic 1842
Astropecten cingulatus Western Atlantic 1883
Astropecten comptus Western Atlantic 1915
Astropecten debilis Western Central Pacific 1910
Astropecten dubiosus Southwest Pacific 1925
Astropecten duplicatus Two-spined star fish Western Atlantic Ocean 1840
Astropecten eucnemis Western Central Pacific 1919
Astropecten fasciatus Western Central Pacific 1926
Astropecten granulatus Indo-Pacific 1842
Astropecten hemprichi Western Indian Ocean 1842
Astropecten hermatophilus Northeast Atlantic. 1883
Astropecten ibericus Eastern Central Atlantic 1894
Astropecten indicus Indo-Pacific. 1888
Astropecten irregularis Northeast Atlantic, Easte 1777
Astropecten jonstoni Jonston's sea star Mediterranean Sea. 1827
Astropecten kagoshimensis Northwest Pacific 1899
Astropecten karankawai Western Central Atlantic 2018
Astropecten luzonicus Western Central Pacific 1913
Astropecten malayanus Western Central Pacific 1917
Astropecten marginatus Western Atlantic 1840
Astropecten mcedwardi Western Atlantic 2019
Astropecten minadensis Western Atlantic 1917
Astropecten mindanensis Western Central Pacific 1917
Astropecten monacanthus Indo-Pacific. 1883
Astropecten nitidus Western Atlantic
Astropecten novaeguinae Western Central Pacific 1917
Astropecten nuttingi Western Central Pacific
Astropecten ornatissimus Orange sand star Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Astropecten platyacanthus Mediterranean 1837
Astropecten polyacanthus Brown spotted combstar Southeast Atlantic and en 12 WD 1842
Astropecten primigenius Southwest Pacific 1925
Astropecten pugnax Western Indian Ocean 1910
Astropecten pusillus Indo-West Pacific 1889
Astropecten regalis Eastern Pacific 1840
Astropecten sanctaehelenae Southeast Atlantic 1933
Astropecten sarasinorum Western Central Pacific 1917
Astropecten scoparius Western Central Pacific 1842
Astropecten sinicus Northwest Pacific 1917
Astropecten spinulosus Slender sea star Mediterranean Sea. 1837
Astropecten sulcatus Eastern Pacific 1905
Astropecten tamilicus Western Central Pacific 1888
Astropecten umbrinus Northwest Pacific 1866
Astropecten vappa Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1843
Astropecten variegatus Southeast Atlantic 1933
Astropecten velitaris Indo-Pacific 1865
Astropecten verrilli California sand star Northeast Pacific 1899
Bathybiaster loripes Southeast Pacific and Ant 1889
Bathybiaster vexillifer Northeast Atlantic and th
Craspidaster hesperus Indo-West Pacific 1840
Ctenophaster diploctenius Western Central Pacific 1913
Ctenopleura astropectinides Western Central Pacific 1913
Ctenopleura ludwigi Northwest Pacific 1899
Ctenopleura sinica Northwest Pacific 1917
Dipsacaster anoplus Northeast Pacific. 1910
Dipsacaster borealis Northern sand star Northeast Pacific. 1910
Dipsacaster eximius Extraordinary sand star Northeast Pacific 1905
Dipsacaster fisheri Northeast Pacific 2020
Dipsacaster imperialis Western Central Pacific 1917
Dipsacaster magnificus Magnificent sea-star Southwest Pacific 1916
Dipsacaster pretiosus Northwest Pacific 1902
Dytaster gilberti Southeast Pacific 1905
Dytaster grandis Southeast Pacific
Leptychaster anomalus Pentagonal sand star Northern Pacific 6.8 WD 1906
Leptychaster antarcticus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1889
Leptychaster arcticus Arctic sand star Circumpolar, from 38°N o 10 WD 1850
Leptychaster flexuosus Antarctic Atlantic 1920
Leptychaster inermis Eastern Pacific and Weste 1905
Leptychaster kerguelenensis Antarctic Atlantic 1876
Leptychaster pacificus Pale star Northeast Pacific and Nor 9 WD 1906
Leptychaster propinquus Northeast Pacific and Nor 1910
Lonchotaster tartareus Antarctic 1889
Macroptychaster accrescens Antarctic. 1920
Mimastrella cognata Soft tangerine starfish Southern Ocean 1889
Persephonaster armiger Eastern Central Pacific 1905
Persephonaster echinulatus Western Atlantic
Persephonaster habrogenys Western Central Pacific 1913
Persephonaster tenuis Northwest Pacific 1913
Plutonaster agassizi Western Atlantic 1880
Plutonaster bifrons Atlantic and the Mediterr 1873
Plutonaster efforescens Western Central Atlantic.
Plutonaster hikurangi Southwest Pacific 2000
Plutonaster intermedius Southwest Pacific
Plutonaster knoxi Abyssal star Southwest Pacific 1958
Proserpinaster anchistus Western Central Pacific 1913
Proserpinaster euryactis Western Central Pacific 1913
Proserpinaster luzonicus Western Central Pacific 1913
Proserpinaster neozelanicus Southwest Pacific 1925
Psilaster acuminatus Geometric star Southwest Pacific 1889
Psilaster andromeda Arctic and Western Centra
Psilaster cassiope Western Atlantic
Psilaster charcoti Antarctic Atlantic. 1906
Psilaster florae Antarctic Atlantic.
Psilaster pectinatus Northeast Pacific. 1905
Tethyaster aulophora Western Pacific 1911
Tethyaster canaliculatus Channeled sea star Eastern Pacific. 50 WD 1916
Tethyaster grandis Western Atlantic 1899
Tethyaster subinermis Atlantic and Mediterranea 1837
Tethyaster vestitus Western Atlantic
Thrissacanthias penicillatus Northeast Pacific 1905



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