Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida > Family Astropectinidae > Genus Astropecten

Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Astropecten*	Gray, 1840	accepted genus name
*Stellaria*	Nardo, 1834	later homonym
*Stellaria*	Nardo, 1834	synonym

Species group names

*Asterias spinulosus*	Philippi, 1837	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: yll deti me thepa sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Italian: stella spinosa

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837). In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123878