Akarotaxis DeWitt [H. H.] & Hureau [J.-C.] 1980:784 Fem. Bathydraco nudiceps Waite 1916. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Akarotaxis DeWitt & Hureau 1980 -- (Stevens et al. 1984:563 [ref. 13633], Voskoboinikova 1988:45 [ref. 12756], Gon 1990:364 [ref. 21680], Miller 1993:356 [ref. 21297], Eastman & Eakin 2000:17 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S98 [ref. 29555], Balushkin & Voskoboinikova 2011:122 [ref. 33669], Sheiko 2019:50 [ref. 37173], Corso et al. 2024:273 [ref. 41485] in Bathydraconinae). Current status: Valid as Akarotaxis DeWitt & Hureau 1980. Bathydraconidae: Bathydraconinae.