Ammothea spinosa (Stimpson, 1853)

Distribution: Antarctica (Weddell Sea; Scotia Sea near South Shetland Islands; Ross Sea; Antarctic Peninsula); Magellanic region; Malvinas (Falkland) Islands; coast and off Buenos Aires Province (Argentina); off La Plata River (Uruguay) (Child 1994a; Albano et al. 2006; Cano-Sánchez & López-González 2014).

Uruguayan records: Child (1982): RV Atlantis II, cruise 60, st. 239, referred as 239A. Depth 1661–1679 m.