Maresearsia praeclara Totton, 1954

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Chile, at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Pagès et al. 2001); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 0º to 8ºS (Alvariño 1981; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Totton 1965; Pugh & Gasca 2009).