Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.[details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2018). World Ophiuroidea database. Amphiura compressa Mortensen, 1933. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212364 on 2019-02-22
original descriptionMortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.[details]
source of synonymyClark, A.M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology).</em> 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19502#page/513/mode/1up[details]