In Panama this species was collected off the Caribbean coast (USNM E 12514; Centroid Latitude: 9.72, Centroid Longitude: -79.33) from a depth of 95 m by the R. V. Oregon, and from inside the Panama Canal on the Caribbean side (USNM 7581; Centroid Latitude: 9.5333, Centroid Longitude: -79.9083) by the R. V. Albatross, from a depth of 62 m.
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates.
Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351.
Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
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