In Panama this species has been collected in the Caribbean from Isla Grande (USNM E 14592; Centroid Latitude: 9.6292, Centroid Longitude: -79.5708) from a depth of 12.2 m. I have also collected this species from Portobelo from a depth of 14 m.
Mortensen, T. (1951): A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ. - 593 pp., Copenhagen (C. A. Reitzel); pages: 529-531.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367846Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816