paxtoni, Ventrifossa Iwamoto [T.] & Williams [A.] 1999:228, Fig. 55 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 51 (no. 3); ref. 23875] Off Sugarloaf Point, New South Wales, Australia, depth 880-950 meters. Holotype: AMS I.27647-002. Paratypes: AMS I.15822 (2), I.27647-002 (1), I.28189-005 (2), I.24990-001 (1), I.29753-008 (4), I.29805-001 (1), I.26981-005 (5 of 6); BMNH 1996.7.19.38, 46-58 (14); CAS 86476 (1); MNHN 1994-1010 (6), 1997-0668 (1). •Valid as Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams 1999 -- (Merrett & Iwamoto 2000:777 [ref. 25037], Iwamoto & Graham 2001:499 [ref. 25637], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Bray et al. 2006:606 [ref. 29065], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Valid as Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams 1999. Macrouridae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean off western Australia. Habitat: marine.