Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Starfish)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsterias rubens (Common Starfish)
FamilyASTERIIDAE (a family of starfish)
OrderFORCIPULATIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderFORCIPULATACEA (a superorder of echinoderms)
ClassASTEROIDEA (starfish)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Asterias rubens (Common Starfish) :
1: Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
26 Apr 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under stone on beach
Image 1: Young animal
2: Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
under rock at low spring tide
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Ventral view - close-upImage 3: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged
3: Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
under rock at low spring tide
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Ventral view - close-up - enlarged
4: Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
24 Mar 1970 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Tube feet
5: Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
1 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
stranding on lower shore
Image 1: Stranding
6: Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
25 Mar 1969 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
On lower shore
Image 1: Top view

Asterias rubens (Common Starfish) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Asterias rubens (Common Starfish)
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