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Astropecten armatus Spiny Sand Star, Comb Sand Star

Astropecten armatus is commonly referred to as Spiny Sand Star, Comb Sand Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Astropecten armatus.Mission Bay, San Diego, California.July 25, 2017


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lexID:
7557 
AphiaID:
292851 
Scientific:
Astropecten armatus 
German:
Kammseestern 
English:
Spiny Sand Star, Comb Sand Star 
Category:
Søstjerner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family) > Astropecten (Genus) > armatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gray, 1840 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 160 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
17,5 °F - 28,3 °F (17,5°C - 28,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Astropecten acanthifer
  • Astropecten acutiradiatus
  • Astropecten africanus
    Kammseestern
  • Astropecten alatus
  • Astropecten alligator
  • Astropecten americanus
  • Astropecten anacanthus
  • Astropecten andersoni
  • Astropecten antillensis
  • Astropecten aranciacus
    Roter Kammseestern
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-26 13:21:14 

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Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840

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Subspecies Astropecten armatus armatus Gray, 1840
Subspecies Astropecten armatus erinaceus Gray, 1840
Subspecies Astropecten armatus peruvianus Verrill, 1867

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Astropecten armatus.Mission Bay, San Diego, California.July 25, 2017

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