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Two-spined Sea Star

Astropecten duplicatus

283 observations in the source records

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24 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 4, February 3, March 4, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 3, November 3, December 3.
United States802
Texas40
South Carolina20
North Carolina7
Louisiana5
Mexico2
Georgia1
Hawaii1
Quintana Roo1
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumEchinoderms · Echinodermata
ClassSea Stars · Asteroidea
OrderPaxillosidan Sea Stars · Paxillosida
FamilyComb Stars · Astropectinidae
GenusAstropecten

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