Sulculeolaria quadrivalvis Blainville, 1834

Synonyms in the area: Galeolaria quadrivalvis —Leloup 1932; Sulculeolaria brintoni —Alvariño 1981.

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 6°N to 1°N (Alvariño 1976; Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru, from 12°S to 18ºS (IMARPE database), Chile, at 33ºS off Valparaíso (Palma 1973, 1977, 1994; Palma & Silva 2006), at 33ºS 78ºW in the adjacent waters of Juan Fernández archipelago (Leloup 1932); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 0º to 31ºS (Moser 1925; Leloup 1932a; Alvariño 1971, 1981; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

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