Astropecten irregularis Sand star

Astropecten irregularis is commonly referred to as Sand star. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5733 

AphiaID:

123867 

Scientific:

Astropecten irregularis 

German:

Nordischer Kammstern 

English:

Sand Star 

Category:

Sjöstjärnor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family) > Astropecten (Genus) > irregularis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pennant, ), 1777 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, European Coasts, Morocco, Portugal, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Clams, Detritus, Invertebrates, Predatory 

Tank:

54.99 gal (~ 250L)  

Difficulty:

3 - Ganska enkel 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Astropecten acanthifer
• Astropecten acutiradiatus
• 
  Astropecten africanus
  Kammseestern
• Astropecten alatus
• Astropecten alligator
• Astropecten americanus
• Astropecten anacanthus
• Astropecten andersoni
• Astropecten antillensis
• 
  Astropecten aranciacus
  Roter Kammseestern
• 
  Astropecten armatus
  Kammseestern
• 
  Astropecten articulatus
  Kammstern
• Astropecten bandanus
• Astropecten bengalensis
• Astropecten benthophilus
• 
  Astropecten bispinosus
  Kammseestern, Kammstern
• Astropecten brasiliensis
• Astropecten brevispinus
• Astropecten carcharicus
• Astropecten caribemexicanensis
• Astropecten celebensis
• Astropecten cingulatus
• Astropecten comptus
• Astropecten debilis
• Astropecten dubiosus
• Astropecten duplicatus
• Astropecten eremicus
• Astropecten eucnemis
• Astropecten euryacanthus
• Astropecten exiguus
• Astropecten exilis
• Astropecten fasciatus
• Astropecten formosus
• Astropecten fragilis
• Astropecten gisselbrechti
• Astropecten granulatus
• Astropecten griegi
• Astropecten gruveli
• Astropecten hawaiiensis
• Astropecten hemprichi
• Astropecten hermatophilus
• Astropecten huepferi
• Astropecten ibericus
• Astropecten imbellis
• Astropecten indicus
• Astropecten inutilis
• 
  Astropecten irregularis
  Nordischer Kammstern
• Astropecten javanicus
• 
  Astropecten jonstoni
  Kammseestern
• Astropecten kagoshimensis
• Astropecten latespinosus
• Astropecten leptus
• Astropecten liberiensis
• Astropecten longibrachius
• Astropecten luzonicus
• Astropecten malayanus
• Astropecten mamillatus
• Astropecten marginatus
• Astropecten mauritianus
• Astropecten michaelseni
• Astropecten minadensis
• Astropecten monacanthus
• Astropecten nitidus
• Astropecten novaeguineae
• Astropecten orientalis
• Astropecten ornatissimus
• Astropecten orsinii
• Astropecten pedicellaris
• Astropecten petalodea
• Astropecten platyacanthus
• 
  Astropecten polyacanthus
  Kamm-Seestern
• Astropecten preissi
• Astropecten primigenius
• Astropecten productus
• Astropecten progressor
• Astropecten pugnax
• Astropecten pulcherrimus
• Astropecten pusillulus
• Astropecten pusillus
• Astropecten regalis
• Astropecten sanctaehelenae
• Astropecten sarasinorum
• Astropecten scoparius
• Astropecten siderialis
• Astropecten sinicus
• Astropecten spiniphorus
• 
  Astropecten spinulosus
  Kleiner Kammseestern
• Astropecten sulcatus
• 
  Astropecten sumbawanus
  Sumbawa Sand-Seestern, Kamm-Seestern, Kammstern
• Astropecten tamilicus
• Astropecten tasmanicus
• Astropecten tenellus
• Astropecten tenuis
• Astropecten timorensis
• Astropecten triacanthus
• Astropecten triseriatus
• Astropecten umbrinus
• Astropecten validispinosus
• 
  Astropecten vappa
  Stacheliger Sand Seestern, Bemalter Kammstern, Kamm-Seestern
• Astropecten variegatus
• Astropecten velitaris
• Astropecten verrilli
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Astropecten platyacanthus var. flanaticus
  Kammseestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-13 16:11:53 

Last edit:

2020-01-22 12:56:31 

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