original description(ofPentagonaster ternalis Perrier, 1881)Perrier, E. (1881). Report on the Results of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coastal Survey Steamer Blake. 14. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 9: 1-31., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353244#page/9/mode/1up page(s): 20 [details]
new combination referencePerrier, E. (1885). Premiére note Préliminaire des les Echinodermes, recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marines du Travailleur et du Talisman. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Zoologie.</em> 22(8): 1-72., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36373538 page(s): 39-40 [details]