Synonyms in the area: Staurotheca dichotoma —Jäderholm 1905 [polyp]; Stauroteca antarctica —Genzano & Zamponi 1997 [polyp].
Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, at 52.55°S 64.50°W, and at South Georgia Island (Totton 1930; Stepanjants 1979; Blanco 1994a; Blanco et al. 1994b; Genzano & Zamponi 1997). Habitat: polyp—from 195 to 229m (Totton 1930; Stepanjants 1979; Blanco 1994a; Blanco et al. 1994b).