Acanthaster Gervais 1841 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Valvatida - Acanthasteridae
Full reference: P. Gervais. 1841. Acanthaster. In: Dictionnaire de Sciences Naturelles. Supplément, 1. Levrault F.G. & Le Normant (eds.), Paris.
Parent taxon: Acanthasteridae according to W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966
See also Gale 2011 and Sladen 1889
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthaster in the database
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