knipowitschi, Ascoldia variegata Soldatov [V. K.] 1927:400, Fig. 1 [Collection of papers in honor of Prof. Knipowitsch; ref. 18737] Abrek Inlet, Shantar Island, Okhotsk Sea. Syntypes: (4) ZIN 18857 (1, skull), 18858 (1); others lost. Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2012:119 [ref. 33656]. Genus should be Askoldia. See Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604] for type information. •Synonym of Askoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:103 [ref. 7348] as Ascoldia, Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041] as Ascoldia, Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441] as Ascoldia, Nakabo 2000:1050 [ref. 25182] as Ascoldia, Nakabo 2002:1050 [ref. 26193] as Ascoldia). •Valid as Askoldia knipowitschi Soldatov 1927 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650] as Ascoldia, Fedorov et al. 2003:122 [ref. 27579]). •Synonym of Askoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910 -- (Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:435 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Askoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910. Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.