HELIASTER KUBINIJI - SUNFLOWER OR 23 LEGGED STARFISH SEASHELL SEASHELLS

Description

Starfish are a unique and beautiful gift from our oceans. For eons, they have been the basis for myths and tales of the mysterious deep, dark waters of the seas. In reality, they are a class of echinoderms having a body of radially disposed arms, usually five.

STARFISH (SEA STARS)
Family: echinoderm. Found at all depths of the ocean, the Starfish or Sea Star is the common name for five orders and about 1500 species of the class Asteroidea of the phylum Echinodermata. Adult Starfish range in size from 1cm to 65cm. Other classes of echinoderms include the sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, sea lilies, and brittle stars. Starfish live on ocean bottoms at both deep and shallow depths. Underneath each arm are hundreds of tiny suction cup feet that the starfish uses to propel itself. At the end of each arm is an orange eyespot. The starfish can’t see, but uses its eyespot to sense light and dark. The starfish eats in a rather unusual way. To eat its favorite food, usually a mussel or clam, the starfish wraps its arms around the shell and then pushes its stomach out of its body through its mouth and into the open shell. Once it digests the shell creature, it slides its stomach out of the empty shell and back inside its own body. Interesting Facts: A starfish is not actually a fish. It has no gills or fins. It also has no skeleton. Starfish characteristically have five or more arms which are used for movement and to capture it's prey. Should the Starfish lose one or more of its arms, it is capable of regenerating new ones.

This heliaster Kubiniji
starfish measures approximately 6 inches from top to bottom. Buyer to pay .00 s/h. I am always happy to combine shipping whenever possible. Thanks so much for looking!