sewelli, Bathymicrops Norman [J. R.] 1939:26, Fig. 7 [Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 6556] Arabian Sea, station 171, depth 3840-3872 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1839.5.24.458. •Valid as Bathytyphlops sewelli (Norman 1939) -- (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984:419 [ref. 13675], Sulak 1990:359 [ref. 15106], Santos et al. 1997:39 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:43 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:566 [ref. 23897], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:48 [ref. 27192], Thompson 2003:918 [ref. 27003], Franco et al. 2009:810 [ref. 32442], Russell 2016:1835 [ref. 34572], Carneiro et al. 2019:106 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:181 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bathytyphlops sewelli (Norman 1939). Ipnopidae. Distribution: Circumglobal. Habitat: marine.