Elassoma Jordan [D. S.] 1877:50 Neut. Elassoma zonata Jordan 1877. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Elassosoma in Zoological Record for 1877. In this case, "Typical species Elassoma zonata, Jordan" is regarded as type by original designation; the expression typical used in the sense of the type species. •Valid as Elassoma Jordan 1877 -- (Johnson 1984:465 [ref. 9681], Rohde & Arndt 1987 [ref. 13524], Mayden 1993:1 [ref. 21162], Gilbert 1998:24 [ref. 23395], Jones & Quattro 1999:470 [ref. 23804], Quattro et al. 2001:514 [ref. 25237], Roe et al. 2002:899 [ref. 26504], Echelle & Echelle 2002:80 [ref. 27834], Gilbert 2004:1 [ref. 27602], Scharpf 2009:2 [ref. 30400], Snelson et al. 2010:120 [ref. 30727]). Current status: Valid as Elassoma Jordan 1877. Elassomatidae.