Acanthaster echinus Gervais, 1841 
AphiaID: 378569

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Valvatacea > Valvatida > Acanthasteridae > Acanthaster

Status		unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank		Species
Parent		Acanthaster Gervais, 1841
Source		source of synonymy: Fisher, W.K. (1919). Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3(100): 1-547. 156 pls. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378569
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-12-23 04:29:04Z   created   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C. (2013). Acanthaster echinus Gervais, 1841. 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=378569 on 2013-06-20