elongatum, Nettastoma Kotthaus [A.] 1968:25, Figs. 116-118, 151 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3; ref. 2669] Indian Ocean, 12°25'N, 43°28.8'E to 12°22.7'N, 43°29.2'E, depth 185 meters. Holotype: ZMH 4948 [ex IOES 50b]. Paratypes: ZMH 4949 [ex IOES 50a] (3), 4950 [ex IOES 50c] (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:413-414 [ref. 21161]. •Status uncertain, in Saurenchelys -- (Smith 1989:592 [ref. 13285]). •Synonym of Saurenchelys cancrivora Peters 1864 -- (Klausewitz 1994:447 [ref. 23563], Klausewitz & Zajonz 2000:343 [ref. 25118]). •Valid as Saurenchelys elongatum (Kotthaus 1968) -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Smith 2022:99 [ref. 39684]). •Valid as Saurenchelys elongata (Kotthaus 1968) -- (Lin et al. 2015:121 [ref. 34126]). Current status: Valid as Saurenchelys elongata (Kotthaus 1968). Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya north to Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.