Aquilonastra
| Aquilonastra | |
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| Aquilonastra conandae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Suborder: | Leptognathina |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: |
Aquilonastra O’Loughlin, 2004 |
| Type species | |
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Asteriscus cepheus Müller and Troschel, 1842. |
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| Species | |
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Aquilonastra is a genus of small sea stars within the family Asterinidae. It has over twenty described species.
Aquilonastra has generally five rays, except fissiparous species which have five to eight ones. It looks like star as inter-radial margins are deeply incurved.
According to World Register of Marine Species and O'Loughlin & Rowe 2006:
Un groupe d'Aquilonastra chantalae
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