Distribution : (Hendrickx & Salgado-Barragán, 2002) - Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pacific, from Gulf of California to Equator and Oceanic Islands: Baja California Sur, Galapagos. Plus Clipperton.
Remarks : Lt up to 40-80 mm
Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)Distribution & Ecology: Clipperton (coral rubbles, 8 m. recorded down to 54 m). Society (Tahiti) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m (0-2m); Soft bottom; Burrower.
Regional Records: CLIPPERTON - Tetrasquilla mccullochae - Hendrickx & Salgado-Barragán, 2002: 390 (distribution). - Poupin et al., 2007 (Clipperton new record, det. Ahyong). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Tetrasquilla mccullochae - Unpublished specimens, Smithsonian Institute and/or U.C. Berkeley, Caldwell coll. & det., Moorea, sandy backreef burrow, 2 m, only one adult taken.
Depth distribution: 0 - 8 m
References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) -
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