Cottunculoides Barnard [K. H.] 1927:76 Masc. Cottunculus inermis Vaillant 1888. Type by original designation. Also in Barnard (Oct.) 1927:923 [ref. 194]. Type clearly designated in 1927:76 but not in 1927:923. Most workers overlook 1927:76 as earliest. •Valid as Cottunculoides Barnard 1927 -- (Neelov 1973:604 [ref. 7219]). •Synonym of Psychrolutes Günther 1861, but a valid subgenus Cottunculoides -- (Nelson et al. 1985 [ref. 5264]). •Synonym of Psychrolutes Günther 1861 -- (Nelson 1995:67 [ref. 22668]). Current status: Synonym of Psychrolutes Günther 1861. Psychrolutidae: Psychrolutinae.