Astropecten aranciacus

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]

Astropecten aranciacus
Astropecten aranciacus on sea bottom
Detail of paxillae with the top red-orange or grey-beige
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Paxillosida
Family:	Astropectinidae
Genus:	Astropecten
Species:	A. aranciacus
Binomial name
Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
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