original description
Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung <i>Astropecten</i> und ihre Stammesgeschichte. <em>Siboga-Expedition.</em> 46a: 1-190., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11717817
page(s): 136 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A synonym of A. phragmorus Fisher, 1913 according to Mortensen (1940) but treated as valid by Jangoux (1978) [details]