Nomenclature
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): 267 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Note that the listing for this species in Clark & Mah's (1996) names list incorrectly spells this species as "troscheli" rather than "troschelii" [details]