[2] It has been found in the South Central United States.

[3] It has several eyes, arranged in two arclike bands on each side of its head.

Though not explicitly stated in the original publication by Hyman, the specific epithet is almost certainly referring to its type locality of the Americas; Hyman remarked that the species was the first of the genus Sorocelis to be found on the American continents.

[3] The species has been found in various parts of the Ozark Plateau, within the states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri, as well as in other parts of the southern United States such as Texas.

[1] It has been found near-exclusively in aquatic sites within caves.