Squilla obtusa Holthuis, 1959

Material examined (N=3). 1f, 25/IV/2004, St. 0 6 (MZUESC #642); 1f, 25/III/2005, St. 0 6 (MZUESC #700).

Distribution. Western Atlantic – Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, and Brazil (from Amapá to Espírito Santo) (Manning 1969; Gomes Corrêa 1986; Rodrigues & Young 2005).

Ecological notes. On muddy bottoms, between 13 and 182 m, but more frequently at depths less than 90 m (Manning 1969; Gomes Corrêa 1986).

Previous records in Bahia. Manning (1966), Coelho & Koening (1972), Gomes Corrêa (1986), Rodrigues & Young (2005), Almeida et al. (2007).