Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Canary Islands (Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, El Hierro) and Selvagens Islands. [details]
Periquesta, meaning close to the genus Questa. [details]
The specific epithet canariensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Canary Islands. [details]
Shallow sublittoral fine sand and seagrass meadows. [details]
Ensenada de los Abades, Tenerife, Canary Islands. [details]