Lensia campanella (Moser, 1917)

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, at 5.5°N 77.6°W (Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru, from 11°S to 13.2°S (IMARPE database), Chile, at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Pagès et al. 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at 11.2°N 74.2°W off Gaira Inlet (Domínguez 2002), off French Guiana (Leloup 1934), Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 38ºS (Alvariño 1968, 1971; Dias 1994; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bonecker et al. 2014; Nishiyama 2016; Nishiyama et al. 2016).

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