original description
Agassiz, A. (1866). On the embryology of <i>Asteracanthion berylinus</i> Ag. and a species allied to <i>A. rubens</i> M.T. <i>A. pallidus</i>, Ag. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> April 14, 6: 106-114 plus folding plate., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3097060
page(s): 106 [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity A NOMEN NUDUM (undescribed?) and = Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866 (=A. rubens Linnaeus, 1758) according to Fisher (1930). [details]