original description(ofPersephonaster setoensis Hayashi, 1938)Hayashi, R. (1938). Sea-stars in the vicinity of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. <em>Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan.</em> 8(19): 271-292, 3 plates. page(s): 273 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Synonymy A synonym of Astropecten formosus Sladen, 1878 according to Doderlein (1917) but on the basis of misidentified material according to Hayashi (1973). [details]