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Sand Sea Star

Astropecten irregularis

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 656, February 485, March 760, April 1,195, May 1,723, June 1,879, July 2,011, August 1,729, September 1,269, October 948, November 518, December 405.
United States13,575
Alaska13,575
United Kingdom45
France31
Occitanie25
Scotland21
Netherlands11
Spain10
Fryslân10
Northern Ireland8

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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