Astropecten aranciacus

Astropecten aranciacus
	Astropecten aranciacus on sea bottom
	Detail of paxillae with the top red-orange or grey-beige
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Paxillosida
Family:	Astropectinidae
Genus:	Astropecten
Species:	A. aranciacus
Binomial name
	Astropecten aranciacus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758; Asterias aurantiaca Tiedemann, 1816; Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884; Astropecten aurantiaca Gray, 1840; Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862; Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876; Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869;

Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae.^[1] It is native to the east Atlantic Ocean (Portugal to Angola) and the Mediterranean Sea.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c C. Mah & H. Hansson (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2010.