[2] The generic name is a reference to the paedomorphic habit of this genus, which retains many larval features throughout its life.

[4] The type locality of Paedoclione doliiformis is Casco Bay, Portland, Maine.

[1] The distribution includes St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, the Gulf of Maine[3][4] and possibly elsewhere.

Paedoclione doliiformis retains juvenile (larval) physical characteristics for the whole of its life.

[citation needed] The orange visceral sac is confined to the anterior part.