Rosacea cymbiformis (Delle Chiaje, 1822)

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, at 5°N 78ºW (Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Chile, at 33ºS off Valparaiso (Moser 1925; Palma 1973, 1977; Palma & Rosales 1995), from 44ºS to 46ºS in the fjords and channels of southern Chile (Palma et al. 2007b); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 0° to 4°S (Araujo 2006, 2012).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species. Found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pagès & Gili 1992; Mapstone 2005; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012).