Coasts West, Southwest, South, East and North of El Hierro, East and Northeast of La Palma, South, Northwest, North, Northeast and East of La Gomera, practically the entire coast of Tenerife, Northeast and Northwest of Gran Canaria, practically the entire coast of Fuerteventura (including Lobos), practically the entire coast of Lanzarote, and the Chinijo archipelago (Graciosa, Montaña Clara, Alegranza and Roque del Este).

Present, generally, in the lower intertidal. (Ramírez et al., 2008)