The holotype (USNM 34416) of this species was collected from South of Montijo Bay, Cebaco Island (Centroid Latitude: 7.1583, Centroid Longitude: -81.1417), Panama, eastern Pacific, North Pacific Ocean, by the R. V. Albatross from a depth of 999 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: 116-120, pl.7, figs.38,39, pl.23, figs.129-131.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370851Holotype: USNM 34416
Type locality: South of Montijo Bay, Cebaco Island (Centroid Latitude: 7.1583, Centroid Longitude: -81.1417, depth 999 m), Panama, eastern Pacific, North Pacific Ocean.
