Hime Starks [E. C.] 1924:30 Fem. Aulopus japonicus Günther 1877. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Aulopus Cloquet 1816 -- (Sulak 1977:53 [ref. 4299], Paxton & Niem 1999:1919 [ref. 24746], Davis 2010:454 [ref. 37081]). •Valid as Hime Starks 1924 -- (Parin & Kotlyar 1989 [ref. 12748], Thompson 1998:50 [ref. 23291], Hoese et al. 2006:464 [ref. 28999], Gomon et al. 2013:141, 143 [ref. 33017], Parin et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33547], Gomon & Struthers 2015:371 [ref. 34039], Gomon et al. 2015:539 [ref. 34252]). Current status: Valid as Hime Starks 1924. Aulopidae.