Sulculeolaria turgida (Gegenbaur, 1853)

Synonyms in the area: Galetta australis —Leloup 1934; Sulculeolaria angusta —Alvariño 1968; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006; Sulculeolaria bigelowi —Alvariño 1968; Araujo 2006.

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 7°N to 1°N (Alvariño 1976; Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru, from 6o S to 12o S (IMARPE database); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 39ºS (Totton 1954; Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bonecker et al. 2014).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epipelagic, found in tropical and subtropical waters (Alvariño 1971; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014).