| Reference no. | Description | year | Name used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84876 | Shiu, H.C. and Y.L. Liao 1994 Echinodermata. p. 630-648. In Z.G. Huang (ed.) Marine species and their distribution in China's seas. Beijing: China Ocean Press. | 1994 | Distolasterias nipon | --> |
| 77937 | Chao, S.-M. 2000 New records of sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) from the continental shelf of Taiwan. Zoological Studies 39(3):275-284. | 2000 | Distolasterias nipon | 280-281;figs.2C,6 |
| 833 | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes 2004 Invertebrate Zoology. A functional evolutionary approach. 7th Ed. Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning learning, Inc. 990 p. | 2004 | Distolasterias nipon | --> |
| 3477 | MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php | 2050 | Distolasterias nipon | --> |