original description
Ludwig H. (1907). Diagnosen neuer Tiefsee-Seesterne aus der Familie der Porcellanasteriden. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 31: 312-319., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30257204
page(s): 313 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record
Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A synonym of Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883 according to Madsen (1961) though listed as valid from the Pacific by Belyaev (1969). [details]