One of the paratypes of this species (USNM E 8014) was collected from Honda Bay, Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, eastern Pacific by the R. V. Velero III (Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition) from a depth range of 55 to 64 m.
Ziesenhenne, F.C. 1940. New Ophiurans of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions, 8(2): 9, pl. 2, figs 1-3.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244360Paratype: USNM E 8014
Type locality: Honda Bay, Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, eastern Pacific, from a depth range of 55 to 64 m.
