Taxon category: Accepted

Type locality: Academy Bay, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Taylor 1945: 109-110). Type: W.R. Taylor No. 34-305; 20 Jan. 1934; Hancock Foundation (Taylor 1945: 109-110). Notes: Frequent as dredged off Academy Bay.

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