This species was collected from Panama Bay (USNM 39792; Centroid Latitude: 8.7333, Centroid Longitude: -79.1500), Gulf of Panama, eastern Pacific, by the R. V. Albatross, from a depth of 53.9 m.
Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Ofversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar 9: 303-336.
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