In Panama this species has been collected off South of Coiba Island (USNM 18145; Centroid Latitude: 6.58333, Centroid Longitude: -81.73333), Gulf of Chiriqui, eastern Pacific, by the R. V. Albatross, from a depth of 1430 m.
Agassiz, A. (1835-1910) Calamocrinus diomedæ : a new stalked crinoid, with notes on the apical system and the homologies of echinoderms.
Holotype: USNM 18144, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South Pacific Ocean.