In Panama this species has been collected off Cayos Cabeza (USNM E 45510; Centroid Latitude: 9.4133, Centroid Longitude: -78.2117, depth 51 m) and off the San Blas Islands (USNM E 45509; Centroid Latitude: 9.5100, Centroid Longitude: -78.4300, depth 51 m), Caribbean Sea, by the R. V. Pilsbury.
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Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S.
