Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 43°S to 54°S (Galea et al. 2009a p. 313–314); Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, from 52°S to 56°S (Cairns 1983; Pica et al. 2015).
Habitat: polyp—from 18 to 370m depth (Galea et al. 2009a p. 313–314; Pica et al. 2015).