The type locality for this species is off the eastern coast of Panama (see Verril, 1867 and Maluf, 1988).
Verrill, A. E. (1867). Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 2. Notes on the Echinoderms of Panama and the West Coast of America with descriptions of new genera and species.Transactions Connecticut Academy Arts & Sciences. 1(2): 251-322.
Maluf, L. Y. (1988). Composition and distribution of the central eastern Pacific echinoderms. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Technical Reports, 2, 1– 242.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:529188Type locality: Panama, North Pacific Ocean.
