Three of the syntypes of this species (USNM 34326, USNM 34327, USNM 34328) were collected from Punta Mala (Centroid Latitude: 7.2792, Centroid Longitude: -79.9417), southeast of Azuero Peninsula, eastern Pacific, by the R. V. Albatross, from a depth range of 232 to 2136 m
Ludwig. (1905). Asteroidea. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America off the Galapagos Islands during 1891, by the "Albatross", A. Agassiz XXXV; Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the Tropical Pacific, in charge of A. Agassiz, aboard the "Albatross", from Aug. 1899 to Mar. 1900. VIII. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 32: 72-75, pl.4, figs.19-20, pl.22, fig.121.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292858Syntypes: USNM 34326, USNM 34327, USNM 34328
Type locality: Punta Mala (Centroid Latitude: 7.2792, Centroid Longitude: -79.9417), southeast of the Azuero Peninsula, Panama, eastern Pacific, North Pacific Ocean.
