This sponge is known from Florida, the Caribbean, southeastern Brazil and Gulf of Mexico.
In the observed specimens, the body is barrel-shaped with a wide opening at the top.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it occurs on coral reefs, in coral communities and on coralline algae reefs, among other habitats.
In the observed specimens, the outside is reddish brown.
In the observed specimens, the surface ranges from smooth to irregularly ridged or pitted.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.