Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Type locality: Post Office Bay, Isla Santa María, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Taylor 1945: 93-94). Holotype: W.R. Taylor, no. 34-294; 19 Jan. 1934; Hancock Foundation (Taylor 1945: 93-94). Notes: Type: infrequent as dredged from 27 m off Post Office Bay, no. 34-294. No. 34-295 (Latin diagnosis).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution: Galapagos I.: Caleta Tagus - Isabela, off Post Office Bay - Floreana, Española (Taylor, 1945). Isabela, Floreana and Española (1966).

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