Coscinasterias
| Coscinasterias | |
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| Coscinasterias tenuispina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Asteriidae |
| Genus: | Verrill, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
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Coscinasterias is a genus of sea stars of the family Asteriidae.[1]
Species
There are four recognized species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson, 1862) | Japan |
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Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840) – Eleven-arm sea star | southern Australia and New Zealand |
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Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867 – Splitting star | Indo-Pacific |
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Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck 1816) – Blue spiny starfish | Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea |
The following are synonyms of other species:
- Coscinasterias brucei (Koehler, 1908): Synonym of Diplasterias brucei (Koehler, 1907)
- Coscinasterias dubia H.L. Clark, 1909: Synonym of Sclerasterias dubia (H.L. Clark, 1909)
- Coscinasterias euplecta Fisher, 1906: Synonym of Sclerasterias euplecta (Fisher, 1906)
- Coscinasterias gemmifera (Perrier, 1869): Synonym of Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
- Coscinasterias jehennesi (Perrier, 1875): Synonym of Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840)
- Coscinasterias victoriae Koehler, 1911: Synonym of Diplasterias brucei (Koehler, 1907)
References
- ^ a b Mah, C.L. (2021). Mah CL (ed.). "Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867". World Asteroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 March 2021.