| Astropecten aranciacus | |
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| Astropecten aranciacus on sea bottom | |
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| Detail of paxillae with the top red-orange or grey-beige | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Paxillosida |
| Family: | Astropectinidae |
| Genus: | Astropecten |
| Species: | A. aranciacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Astropecten aranciacus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae.[1] It is native to the east Atlantic Ocean (Portugal to Angola) and the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
- ^ a b c C. Mah & H. Hansson (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2010.