royal sea star
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Echinodermata
- class: Asteroidea
- order: Paxillosida
- family: Astropectinidae
- genus: Astropecten
- species: Astropecten articulatus
Boca Raton- Manasota Key
Florida- Beaufort
North Carolina- Port Aransas
Texas
United States