original description
(of ) Retzius, A. J. (1783). Anmärkningar vid. Asteriae genus. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 4, 230-248., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46983423
page(s): 238 [details]
original description
(of Pentagonaster simplex Verrill, 1895) Verrill, A.E. (1895). Distribution of the echinoderms of north–eastern America. <em>American Journal of Science,.</em> 3(49): 127-141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40168768
page(s): 135 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Dilman A.B. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Asteroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 25–42 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
basis of record
Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source
Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
From other sources
Distribution Bay of Fundy south into Cape Cod Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
From other sources