Spatuloricaria Schultz [L. P.] 1944:287, 334 Fem. Spatuloricaria phelpsi Schultz 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Spatuloricaria Schultz 1944 -- (Isbrücker 1980:112 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1999:130 [ref. 24147], Isbrücker 2002:29 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:344 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:296 [ref. 29155], Rodriguez et al. 2011:876 [ref. 31506], Fichberg et al. 2014:317 [ref. 33358], Covain et al. 2015:513 [22] [ref. 34066] in Loricariini, Londoño-Burbano et al. 2018:611 [ref. 36263]). Current status: Valid as Spatuloricaria Schultz 1944. Loricariidae: Loricariinae.