Scyllium Cuvier [G.] 1816:124 Neut. Squalus canicula Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated first by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 14, 1828:708 [ref. 3853] (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]). Also independetly described in Müller & Henle 1838:3 [ref. 3069]. Spelled Scylium by Minding 1832:47 [ref. 3022]. •Objective synonym of Scyliorhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Springer 1973:19 [ref. 7162], Springer 1979:123 [ref. 4175], Compagno 1984:355 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:113 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:119 [ref. 13488], Parin et al. 2014:21 [ref. 33547], Soares & Carvalho 2019:6 [ref. 36701]). Current status: Synonym of Scyliorhinus Blainville 1816. Scyliorhinidae.