Pyramodon Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:175 Masc. Pyramodon ventralis Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pyramodon Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:6 [ref. 881], Williams 1983:848 [ref. 5367], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:99 [ref. 6441], Olney & Markle 1986:354 [ref. 5701], Paxton et al. 1989:321 [ref. 12442], Markle & Olney 1990:331 [ref. 18996], Machida & Okamura 1993:153 [ref. 22280], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:354 [ref. 21953], Nielsen 1997:53 [ref. 23255], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:11,19 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1978 [ref. 24753], Parmentier et al. 2000:293 [ref. 26179], Hoese et al. 2006:555 [ref. 29051], Nielsen & Møller 2008:22 [ref. 29803], Parmentier 2015:712 [ref. 34258]). Current status: Valid as Pyramodon Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Carapidae: Pyramodontinae.