Echinaster sepositus (Retzius, 1783) 
AphiaID: 241001

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Spinulosacea > Spinulosida > Echinasteridae > Echinaster

Status		alternate representation
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
Rank		Species
Parent		Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
Source		basis of record: MarLIN [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   English red starfish  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Subspecies Echinaster sepositus mediterraneus Marchisio, 1896 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		French Exclusive Economic Zone [Atlantic part] [details] French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links		Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland To Barcode of Life To Biodiversity Heritage Library (119 publications) To PESI To ITIS
Image		Echinaster sepositus added on 2010-02-12 - author: Collection VLIZ () qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:241001
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2007-06-08 22:54:21Z   created   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2008-10-26 02:45:00Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C. (2013). Echinaster sepositus (Retzius, 1783). In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241001 on 2013-05-21