Asterias rubens

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Scallop (Chlamys opercularis) swimming to escape capture by starfish (Asterias rubens)

Asterias rubens

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sea star
…clams, oysters, and mussels—such as Asterias rubens of northern Europe, A. vulgaris from Labrador to Long Island Sound, A. forbesi from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, and A. amurensis from the Bering Sea to Korea. They use their suction feet to force open the bivalve’s shell, then insert the…
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…clams, oysters, and mussels—such as Asterias rubens of northern Europe, A. vulgaris from Labrador to Long Island Sound, A. forbesi from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, and A. amurensis from the Bering Sea to Korea. They use their suction feet to force open the bivalve’s shell, then insert the…
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