v. 1826 Rotalina (Turbinulina) elegans d'Orbigny, 1826, p. 276, no. 54.

v. 1871 Pulvinulina elegans (d'Orbigny). Parker, Jones, and Brady, 1871, p. 174, pl. 12, fig. 142.

v. 1926 Epistomina elegans (d'Orbigny). Martinotti, 1926, p. 3.

v. 1948 Hoeglundina elegans (d'Orbigny). Brotzen, 1948, p. 92. Bock, 1971, p. 66, pl. 24, figs. 7-10.

This species occurs in low abundance in Bermuda and Florida-Bahamas lagoons and is usually associated with deep continental slope environments.