Acanthaster Gervais 1841 (sea star)

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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