Classification: Family Astropectinidae (Sea stars)

Classification (2182)
- Kingdom Animalia (2167)
  - Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) (573)
    - Class Asteroidea (Sea Stars) (198)
      - Order Valvatida (Sea stars) (35)
        Family Astropectinidae (Sea stars) (4)

Number of items: 4.

Bathybiaster vexillifer (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lagavulin
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lagavulin
Depth (m): 1567
Behaviour: Asteroid was disturbed by ROV and then it began to bury itself within the sediment over several minutes

Bathybiaster vexillifer (0 files)
Site: Atlantic > Norwegian > Midnattsol
Depth (m): 928

Leptychaster arcticus (1 file)
Site: Arctic > Barents > Norway
Depth (m): 230

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Classification: Family Astropectinidae (Sea stars)

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