Starfish Seafloor Matrix Plaque Replica

Description

Starfish seafloor matrix plaque replica measures 22.0 x 15.0 1.5 inches. The Asteroidea is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast made in USA.

Starfish or sea stars form a class of are star-shaped echinoderms called Asteroidea. Common usage frequently applies these names to ophiuroids. People correctly refer to ophiuroids as brittle stars or basket stars.

About 1,500 species of starfish live on the seabed in all the world’s oceans. They thrive from the tropics to frigid polar waters. They occur from the intertidal zone down to abyssal depths, 6,000 meters below the surface.

Starfish are marine invertebrates. They typically have a central disc and five arms, though some species have a larger number of arms. Overlapping plates cover the upper surface, which can look smooth, granular, or spiny.

Many species display bright colors in various shades of red or orange. Others display blue, grey, or brown shades. Starfish possess tube feet operated by a hydraulic system and a mouth at the center of the lower surface.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Echinodermata
• Subphylum: Asterozoa
• Class: Asteroidea de Blainville, 1830
• Species: †Specimen unassigned
• Binomial Name: †Asteroidea sp.
• Conservation status: Extinct

Upgrade your ancient seabed gallery with the starfish seafloor matrix and display it next to the smaller starfish seafloor segment replica and the sharp-toothed phareodus testis fish replica to contrast these slow creeping invertebrates with fast predatory freshwater hunters. Complete your prehistoric display by adding the armored Bothriolepis canadensis pair replicas to track how box-headed Devonian placoderms shared similar muddy bottom zones.