Vogtia spinosa Keferstein & Ehlers, 1861

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 6°N to 3°N (Alvariño 1976), Chile, at 33ºS off Valparaíso (Palma 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995), at 37ºS off Concepción (Pavez et al. 2010); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 59ºS (Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1999, Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species. Found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pugh & Gasca 2009).