original description
(of Asteracanthion mexicanum Lutken, 1859) Lutken, C. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskab om de ved Kysterne af Mellem-og Syd-America levende arter af Sostjerner. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1859: 25-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35800406
page(s): 94 [details]
basis of record
Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 286 [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity Verrill (1915) doubted the generic affinity of the type material and A.M. Clark (1992) thought the locality incompatible. [details]