original descriptionBernasconi, I. (1972). Nuevas especies de Asteroidea: <i>Bathybiaster herwigi</i> sp.nov. (Astropectinidae) y <i>Calyptraster vitreus</i> sp.nov. (Pterasteridae). <em>Physis.</em> 31(82): 9-14., available online athttp://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=255377 page(s): 13 [details]
basis of recordClark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]