carolinus, Pteraclis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:368 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Off coast of South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-5385 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:32 [ref. 20740]. •Valid as Pteraclis carolinus Valenciennes 1833 -- (Mead 1972:107 [ref. 6976], Mead 1973:388 [ref. 7199], Haedrich in Whitehead et al. 1986:849 [ref. 13676], Gomes 1990:761 [ref. 18692], Thompson 2003:1472 [ref. 27088], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:82 [ref. 27192], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2009:24 [ref. 30553]). Current status: Valid as Pteraclis carolinus Valenciennes 1833. Bramidae. Distribution: Tropical Atlantic. Habitat: marine.