Coscinasterias


Coscinasterias is a genus of sea stars of the family Asteriidae.

Species

There are four recognized species:
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Coscinasterias acutispina Japan
Coscinasterias calamariaEleven-arm sea starsouthern Australia and New Zealand
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867 – Splitting starIndo-Pacific
Coscinasterias tenuispina – Blue spiny starfishAtlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea

The following are synonyms of other species:Coscinasterias brucei : Synonym of Diplasterias brucei Coscinasterias dubia H.L. Clark, 1909: Synonym of Sclerasterias dubia Coscinasterias euplecta Fisher, 1906: Synonym of Sclerasterias euplecta Coscinasterias gemmifera : Synonym of Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867Coscinasterias jehennesi : Synonym of Coscinasterias calamaria Coscinasterias victoriae Koehler, 1911: Synonym of ''Diplasterias brucei''