common seastar

Asterias rubens

Summary 3

Asterias rubens, the common sea star or starfish, is found throughout the north Atlantic ocean, on rocky and gravelly substrates or sand in the low intertidal to a depth of 200m, where it feeds on mollusks and other benthic organisms.

Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2011). Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758. In: Mah, C.L. (2016). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123776 on 2016-06-29

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