Asterias Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Echinodermata class Asteroidea order Valvatida family Acanthasteridae genus Acanthaster species Acanthaster planci Name Homonyms Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Asterias Borkh. Asterias Morris, 1837 Asterias Agassiz, 1836