Solaster dawsoni
| Solaster dawsoni | |
|---|---|
| Solaster dawsoni off Vancouver. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Echinodermata | 
| Class: | Asteroidea | 
| Order: | Valvatida | 
| Family: | Solasteridae | 
| Genus: | Solaster | 
| Species: | S. dawsoni | 
| Binomial name | |
| Solaster dawsoni Verrill, 1880  | |
Solaster dawsoni, the morning sun star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. It is found on either side of the northern Pacific Ocean. It has two subspecies:
- Solaster dawsoni arcticus Verrill, 1914
- Solaster dawsoni dawsoni Verrill, 1880