original description
Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (<i>Asteracanthion</i> Mueller & Troschel). <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 8: 261-273., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492675
page(s): 263 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A forma of Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835) according to Fisher (1930) [details]