original description
(of Linckia pustulata von Martens, 1866) 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): 62 [details]
source of synonymy
Walenkamp, J.H.C. (1990). Systematics and zoogeography of Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Zoologische Verhandelingen 261, Leiden. 86 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy
Döderlein, L. (1926). Ueber Asteriden aus dem Museum von Stockholm. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien.</em> Band 2, No. 6. 22 pp, 4 pls. [details]
From editor or global species database
Remark Regarded as a synonym by Doderlein (1926) and A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971) but treated as valid by Hayashi (1938) and A.H. Clark (1949) [details]From other sources
Distribution Also distributed in Guam (Clark, 1954). [details]
Type locality Flores, Amboina. [details]