original description
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 112 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]
basis of record
Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Status Originally described as Pseudarchaster tessellatus. Lowered to subspecies by Clark & Downey (1992) but NOT by Clark's checklist (A.M. Clark 1992) [details]
Validity Possibly conspecific with Pseudarchaster parelii (Duben & Koren, 1846) according to Halpern (1972) [details]