| Reference no. | Baba, K., E. Macpherson, G.C. Poore, S.T. Ahyong, A. Bermudez, P. Cabezas, C.-W. Lin, M. Nizinski, C. Rodrigues and K. Schnabel, 2008 | 
| Ecosystem | Tropical Atlantic | 
| Status | native | 
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults | 
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Type species, off San Salvador Island, 874 m, USNM 239278 (holotype of Gastroptychus salvadori, male) (Ref. 79412). |