original description
von Martens. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des Indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32(1): 57-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827
page(s): 70 [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Thought to be a synonym of Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840) by Doderlein (1926), followed by H.L. Clark (1938) but a doubtful synonym according to H.L. Clark (1946) and a valid species according to Jangoux (1980) [details]