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Dipsacaster
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Dipsacaster

Dipsacaster is an extinct genus of sea stars in the family Astropectinidae. It was described by Alcock in 1893, and is known from France and Morocco. It contains the species D. jadeti and D. africanus.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dipsacaster pretiosus

speciesDipsacaster pretiosus

Dipsacaster magnificus

speciesDipsacaster magnificus

Dipsacaster anoplus

speciesDipsacaster anoplus

Dipsacaster imperialis

speciesDipsacaster imperialis

Dipsacaster antillensis

speciesDipsacaster antillensis

Dipsacaster sladeni

speciesDipsacaster sladeni

Extraordinary Sand Star

speciesDipsacaster eximius

Dipsacaster nesiotes

speciesDipsacaster nesiotes

Dipsacaster pentagonalis

speciesDipsacaster pentagonalis

Dipsacaster farquharsoni

speciesDipsacaster farquharsoni

Dipsacaster grandissimus

speciesDipsacaster grandissimus

Dipsacaster diaphorus

speciesDipsacaster diaphorus

Dipsacaster laetmophilus

speciesDipsacaster laetmophilus

Northern Sand Star

speciesDipsacaster borealis

Dipsacaster sagaminus

speciesDipsacaster sagaminus

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