One of the syntypes of this species (USNM 34378) was collected from South of Puerto Armuelles, Charco Azul Bay (Centroid Latitude: 6.1667, Centroid Longitude: -83.1000), Panama, eastern Pacific, by the R. V. Albatross, from a depth of 2690 m
Ludwig, H. (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: 191, pl.35, fig. 213.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:369022Syntype: USNM 34378
Type locality: South of Puerto Armuelles, Charco Azul Bay (Centroid Latitude: 6.1667, Centroid Longitude: -83.1000, depth of 2690 m), Panama, eastern Pacific.
