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Starfish are benthic predators. Since they usually eat shellfish like mussels or scallops, they would be second order consumers.
yes. it is classified as an Echinodermata.
what order do starfish belong to?
Regular starfish are in the order Forcipulata.
No. A starfish is actually classified as an Echnioderm.
A snail would not be classified as an arthropod; it is a mollusk. A starfish, on the other hand, is classified as an echinoderm, not an arthropod either. Arthropods include organisms like insects, arachnids, and crustaceans, characterized by their exoskeletons and segmented bodies. Therefore, neither the starfish nor the snail is an arthropod.
Starfish and blue crabs are both inverts. They are known to clean the ocean and are egg layers, depending on the starfish depends if they are sand sifters as well.
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No. A starfish has a hard shell and its inside is only organs. To be considered a vertebrate the starfish would need a spine and an internal skeleton (not to mention a head). They are, therefore, classified as invertebrates.
blue whales are classified as mammals.
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Starfish belong to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Echinodermata, class Asteroidea. Within the class Asteroidea, there are around 1,600 species of starfish that are further classified into different orders, families, genera, and species.