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Conical Spined Sea Star

Echinaster sentus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 0, February 1, March 0, April 1, May 1, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
United States221
North Carolina6
South Carolina3
Mexico3
Yucatan3
Canada2
Nova Scotia1
New Brunswick1

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
OrderSpinulosida
FamilyEchinasterid Sea Stars · Echinasteridae
GenusEchinaster

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