Kingdom Animalia Class Asteroidea Family Asteriidae Rank Species | Phylum Echinodermata Order Forcipulatida Genus Coronaster | |
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Similar Asteriidae, Forcipulatida, Leptasterias, Astropecten, Asterias amurensis | ||
Coronaster briareus is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is fast moving and grows to nearly 30 cm. As a defense mechanism it can shed its legs, which later regenerate.
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