Acanthaster planci Linnaeus 1758 (sea star)
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Archasteridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 100993
Alternative combination: Asterias planci
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Acanthaster according to A. S. Gale 2011
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore