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Oreaster clavatus

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Oreaster clavatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Oreaster
Species:
O. clavatus
Binomial name
Oreaster clavatus
Müller & Troschel, 1842

Oreaster clavatus is a species of sea star that is found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, reportedly found from the coast of Angola to the coast of Cape Verde.[1]

Description

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Oreastar clavatus is tan with dark brown specks and has 5 arms with dark brown knobs running from the center of the star to the tip of each arm, with small orange dots on each knob.

History

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Oreaster clavatus was found by Franz Hermann Troschel and Johannes Peter Müller in 1842. The oldest known preserved specimen of O. Clavatus was found near Gabon in 1885 and was in the National Museum of Natural History in France.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Oreaster clavatus Müller & Troschel, 1842". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. ^ "Occurrence Detail 1839327124". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.