One of the syntypes of this species (USNM 18196) was collected from South of Charco Azul Bay (Centroid Latitude: 6.16667, Centroid Longitude:-83.10000) Puerto Armuelles, Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, North Pacific Ocean, by the R. V. Albatross, from a depth of 2690 m.
Another specimen (USNM 1074459) was collected by the R. V. Melville from the Panama Basin (Centroid Latitude: 5.167, Centroid Longitude:-81.683), from a depth range of 3900 to 4000 m.
Ludwig, H. (1893). Vorlaufiger Bericht uber die erbeuteten Holothurien. Bull MCZ 24(4) 105-114.
Clark, A. H. (1920). Echinoderms. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918. Vol. VIII. Mollusks, Echinoderms, Coelenterates, etc. Part C: Echinoderms. Echinoderms. Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918. Vol. VIII. Mollusks, Echinoderms, Coelenterates, etc. Part C: Echinoderms.: pp. 1c-13c.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:241912Syntype: USNM 18196
Type locality: South of Charco Azul Bay, Puerto Armuelles, Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, North Pacific Ocean.
