Phycis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:26 Fem. Phycis punctatus Rafinesque 1810. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation found that of Jordan 1917:79 [ref. 2407]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Phycis Walbaum 1792 in fishes and Phycis Fabricius 1798 in Lepidoptera. Spelled Physis by Swainson 1838:322 [ref. 4302] and 1839:391-392 [ref. 4303] on Cuvier. 1°Homonym. Current status: Unknown. Phycidae.