The holotype of this species (USNM 34417) was collected from Punta Mala, Azuero Peninsula (Centroid Latitude: 7.2500, Centroid Longitude: -79.6000), eastern Pacific, by the R. V. Albatross from a depth of 1865 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: 76-80, pl.4, figs.21,22, pl.21, fig.117, pl.22, fig.126.32: 106-110, pl.7, figs.34,35.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370845Holotype: USNM 34417
Type locality: Punta Mala, Azuero Peninsula (Centroid Latitude: 7.2500, Centroid Longitude: -79.6000, depth 1865 m), Panama, eastern Pacific, North Pacific Ocean.
Pseudarchaster pectinifer is een kamster uit de familie Pseudarchasteridae.
De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1905 gepubliceerd door Hubert Ludwig.
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