Searsia Parr [A. E.] 1937:8, 12 Fem. Searsia koefoedi Parr 1937. Type by original designation. Searsea is a misspelling. •Valid as Searsia Parr 1937 -- (Krefft 1973:95 [ref. 7166], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1984:266 [ref. 13675], Matsui & Rosenblatt 1979:68 [ref. 7024], Sazonov 1986 [ref. 6003], Matsui & Rosenblatt 1987:71 [ref. 10670], Sazanov 1999:1895 [ref. 24740], Carter & Hartel 2003:880 [ref. 27000]). Current status: Valid as Searsia Parr 1937. Platytroctidae.