Asterias rubens sp. violacea O.F. M¸ller, 1776 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Echinodermata class Asteroidea order Forcipulatida family Asteriidae genus Asterias species Asterias rubens Name Homonyms Asterias rubens Olivi, 1792 Asterias rubens Johnston, 1836 Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758