Pylodictis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1819:422 Masc. Pylodictis limosus Rafinesque 1819. Type by monotypy. Spelled Pilodictis by Rafinesque 1820:361 (July) [ref. 7311] and 1820:67 (Dec.) [ref. 3592] and Pelodichthys by Jordan 1877:10 [ref. 12244]. On Official List (Opinion 1584). See Markle 1997:445 [ref. 23370]. •Valid as Pylodictis Rafinesque 1819 -- (Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:567 [ref. 21581], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Scharpf 2006:18 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155], Minckley & Marsh 2009:225 [ref. 31114]). Current status: Valid as Pylodictis Rafinesque 1819. Ictaluridae.