Coscinasterias
Encyclopedia
Coscinasterias is a genus of sea star
s of the family
Asteriidae
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Sea star
Starfish or sea stars are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. The names "starfish" and "sea star" essentially refer to members of the class Asteroidea...
s of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Asteriidae
Asteriidae
Asteriidae is a family of Asteroidea in the order Forcipulatida.-Genera:Genera within the family Asteriidae include:* Ampheraster Fisher, 1923 * Anteliaster Fisher, 1923 * Aphanasterias * Asterias Linnaeus, 1758...
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Species
- Coscinasterias acutispina
- Coscinasterias calamariaCoscinasterias calamariaCoscinasterias calamaria, or the eleven-armed sea star, is a sea star of the family Asteriidae, endemic to southern Australia and New Zealand. Armspread is up to 30 cm.-References:...
(Gray, 1840) - Eleven-arm sea star - Coscinasterias dubia Clark, 1909
- Coscinasterias eupleca Fisher
- Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
- Coscinasterias tenuispinaCoscinasterias tenuispinaCoscinasterias tenuispina is a starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is sometimes called the blue spiny starfish or the white starfish. It occurs in shallow waters in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.-Description:...
(Lamarck 1816)