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Archaster typicus in life
In life — Indo-Pacific Sand Star, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ria Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
BPBM 1237Invertebrate Zoology

Archaster typicus

Indo-Pacific Sand Star

As recorded: Archaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Archasteridae

Collected by
Ostergaard
Locality
Suva
Island
Fiji Islands
Region
Fiji
Identified by
D.M. Devaney
Record type
Preserved specimen
3 Bishop specimens of Archaster typicusSpecies page ›

Archaster typicus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,056 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Archaster typicus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

West, Singapore

(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Archaster typicus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

West, Singapore

(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Archaster typicus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

West, Singapore

(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Archaster typicus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

West, Singapore

(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Archaster typicus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

West, Singapore

(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Archaster typicus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pulau Bokor, Indonesia

(c) Ganjar Cahyadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Archaster typicus. BPBM 1237. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35192580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1237.

Record sources