original descriptionViguier, C. (1879). Anatomie comparee du squelette des Stellerides. <em>Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et generale.</em> 7: 33-250., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5628140 page(s): 235 [details]
basis of recordClark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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