The species has a wide depth range, occurring from shallow waters to 4,000 m deep.

[4] The type specimen was collected in the Antarctic Ocean (65°S, 64°W) and is deposited at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.

Since these facts are known to science, the species was ideal target for a study on the history of Antarctica.

This implies that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet had melted during the last interglacial period, which corresponds to Marine Isotope Stage 5.

This implies that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is close to collapse due to the impacts of climate change.