purpureus, Promyllantor Alcock [A. W.] 1890:309 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 34); ref. 83] Off Elicapeni Bank, Laccadive Sea, 11°12'47"N, 74°25'30"E, Investigator station 104, depth 1000 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F12878. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:133 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:36 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Alcock 1892: Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [ref. 20531]. •Valid as Promyllantor purpureus Alcock 1890 -- (Castle 1995:713 [ref. 22123], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Karmovskaya 2006:566 [ref. 29417]). Current status: Valid as Promyllantor purpureus Alcock 1890. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.