Clark, H.E.S. and McKnight D.G. (1994). Damnaster tasmani, a new genus and species of Asteoidea (Echinodermata) from New Zealand. Invertebrate Taxonomy. 8(6) 1367 - 1372.
Damnaster tasmani, gen. et sp. nov., belonging in the deep-water asteroid family Porcellanasteridae, is described from five stations (nine specimens) to the west of New Zealand, between 35° and 46° S, 156° and 167° E, in depths of 1647 - 4868 m.