Lessios (2005) reports that this species range spans Panama, and is recorded at a depth range of 2988 to 4940 m. Alvarado et al. (2010), report that this species is recorded from Panama, however, the source of this data needs to be verified.
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160808Kamptosoma indistinctum A. Agassiz, 1904 (subjective junior synonym)
Phormosoma asterias A. Agassiz, 1881 (transferred to Kamptosoma)