Birstein, J. A. (1963) Deep-sea isopod crustaceans of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Institute of Oceanology of the U.S.S.R., Akademii Nauk: Moscow [in Russian with English summary] 213 pp.[details] Available for editors
(ofDesmosoma distinctum Birstein, 1963)Birstein, J. A. (1963) Deep-sea isopod crustaceans of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Institute of Oceanology of the U.S.S.R., Akademii Nauk: Moscow [in Russian with English summary] 213 pp.[details] Available for editors
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. (Eds) (2024). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Thaumastosoma distinctum (Birstein, 1963). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=255708 on 2024-04-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thaumastosoma distinctum (Birstein, 1963). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=255708 on 2024-04-19
original descriptionBirstein, J. A. (1963) Deep-sea isopod crustaceans of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Institute of Oceanology of the U.S.S.R., Akademii Nauk: Moscow [in Russian with English summary] 213 pp.[details] Available for editors
original description(ofDesmosoma distinctum Birstein, 1963)Birstein, J. A. (1963) Deep-sea isopod crustaceans of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Institute of Oceanology of the U.S.S.R., Akademii Nauk: Moscow [in Russian with English summary] 213 pp.[details] Available for editors
basis of recordSchotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25].[details]