BIOTIC Species Information for Astropecten irregularis
Researched byMorvan Barnes & Sean Lindsley-Leake Data supplied byMarLIN
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Taxonomy
Scientific nameAstropecten irregularis Common nameA starfish
MCS CodeZB25 Recent SynonymsCrenaster d'Orbigny, 1850

PhylumEchinodermata SubphylumAsterozoa
Superclass ClassAsteroidea
Subclass OrderPaxillosida
Suborder FamilyAstropectinidae
GenusAstropecten Speciesirregularis
Subspecies   

Additional Information
Taxonomy References Hayward et al., 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Picton, 1993, Fish & Fish, 1996, Mortensen, 1927, Howson & Picton, 1997,
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