messanensis, Hyoprorus Kölliker [R. A. von] 1853:102 [Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-Medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg. v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 2680] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810 -- (Blache et al. 1973:236 [ref. 7185] as melanurum, Smith et al. 1981:543 [ref. 6158], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], Smith 1990:173 [ref. 13454] as melanurum). Current status: Synonym of Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque 1810. Nettastomatidae. Habitat: marine.