Astropecten aranciacus
| Astropecten aranciacus | |
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| Astropecten aranciacus on sea bottom | |
| Detail of paxillae with the top red-orange or grey-beige | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Echinodermata | 
| Class: | Asteroidea | 
| Order: | Paxillosida | 
| Family: | Astropectinidae | 
| Genus: | Astropecten | 
| Species: | A. aranciacus  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Astropecten aranciacus | |
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Astropecten aranciacus, the red comb star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. It is native to the east Atlantic Ocean (Portugal to Angola) and the Mediterranean Sea.