---
title: "Sand Sea Star"
description: "Astropecten irregularis — Other animals. Astropecten irregularis is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sand-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sand Sea Star

> Astropecten irregularis — Other animals. Astropecten irregularis is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae.

- Scientific name: *Astropecten irregularis*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 740
- Wikidata: [Q1749115](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1749115)
- iNaturalist taxon: [461704](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/461704)

## Names

- en: Sand Sea Star
- de: Nordischer Kammstern
- fr: Etoile-peigne commune
- nl: Gewone kamster

## Countries with the most observations

FR (277), GB (114), ZA (99), NO (48), SE (26), IE (23), IT (21), ES (20), NL (12), DK (11), DE (4), GR (3)

## Summary

Astropecten irregularis is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. Common names include Sand sea star (A. i. pontoporeus).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astropecten_irregularis

## Photo

![Sand Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sand-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gabriel Dixon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211669676

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sand-sea-star?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).