Abyla haeckeli Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908

Synonyms in the area: Abyla ingeborgae Sears, 1953; Totton 1954.

Remarks: for synonymy see Pugh (1999).

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, at 1ºN 79ºW (Alvariño 1976); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 0º to 24ºS (Moser 1925; Leloup 1937; Totton 1954; Alvariño 1968, 1971; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010).

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