In Panama this species has been collected from Buenaventura Cove (USNM E 34977), Portobelo, Caribbean Sea.
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246783Actinometra discoidea Carpenter, 1888 (basionym)
Davidaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888) (alternative spelling)
Davidaster insolitus (A.H. Clark, 1917)
Nemaster discoidea (Carpenter, 1888) (synonym)
Nemaster insolitus A.H. Clark, 1917 (synonym)
