In Panama this species been collected from Punta Mala (07 15 00N, 079 36 00W), Azuero Peninsula, Gulf of Panama, North Pacific, from a depth of 1866 m.
Plutonaster abyssicola Ludwig, 1905 (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
Syntype (from synonym): USNM 34420
Syntype (from synonym): USNM 34421
Syntype (from synonym): USNM 34422
