original description
Belyaev, G.M. (1969). [New sea stars from the abyssal and ultraabyssal of the Pacific Ocean]. <em>Byulleten Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii.</em> 74(3): 5-26, 3 pls, 8 figs.
page(s): 5 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A.M. Clark (1989: 296) considered that even isolation of the genus Lethmaster to a subfamily was unjustified. Presence of a single cribiform organ corresponds to an early ontogenetic stage of Porcellanaster and suggests a neotenous origin, so a close relationship would be expected. [details]