This species is recorded from the Caribbean coast of Panama (see Alvarado et al., 2008).
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: 329-331.
Alvarado, J.J., F.A. Solis-Marin & C. Ahearn. (2008). Equinodermos (Echinodermata) del Caribe Centroamericano. Rev.Biol.Trop. 56 (Suppl. 3): 37-55.
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Echinocardium atropos (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
Moera atropos (Lamarck, 1816) (misspelling for Moira atropos)
Moera lachesis Michelin, 1855 (subjective junior synonym)
Moira atropus (misspelling for Moira atropos)
Schizaster atropos (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus atropos Lamarck, 1816 (transferred to Moira)
