Cestum veneris Lesueur, 1813

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Chile, at 33°S near Valparaiso (specimens colleced in this study); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia to Brazil (Harbison et al. 1978; Mianzan 1999; Oliveira 2007; Oliveira et al. 2007).

Habitat: epipelagic species, found in neritic and oceanic waters (Harbison et al. 1978; Oliveira 2007; Lindner 2014).