Coscinasterias
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| Coscinasterias tenuispina | |
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| Genus: | Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867
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| Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
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Coscinasterias is a genus of sea stars of the family Asteriidae.
Species
- Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson, 1862)
- Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840) – Eleven-arm sea star
- Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
- Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck 1816) – Blue spiny starfish
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)
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