Molva Lesueur [C. A.] 1819:159 Fem. Gadus molva Linnaeus 1758. Text somewhat unclear; if Gadus molva was included on p. 160, then type is by absolute tautonymy. Also spelled Molvia and Molua in early literature. •Valid as Molva Lesueur 1819 -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169], Fahay & Markle 1984:266 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:702 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:63 [ref. 18936], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:30 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:182 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Molva Lesueur 1819. Lotidae.