atlanticus, Pristiurus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:59, Pl. 1 (figs. 1, 1a-1d) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Cape Spartel, northwestern coast of Morocco, depth 540 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1884-0387. Type catalog: Bertin 1939:68 [ref. 20739]. •Synonym of Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Springer 1973:20 [ref. 7162], Compagno 1984:312 [ref. 6474] with question, Springer 1990:91 [ref. 19319]). •Questionably a synonym of Galeus polli Cadenat 1959 -- (Compagno 1984:316 [ref. 6846]). •Valid as Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant 1888) -- (Muñoz-Chápuli & Ortega 1985:219 [ref. 22243], Compagno & Stevens 1993:188 [ref. 20843], Compagno 1999:479 [ref. 25589], Rey et al. 2006:7 [ref. 29427], Bañon et al. 2010:4 [ref. 31029], Weigmann 2016:39 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1265 [ref. 34544], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:70 [ref. 37302], Carneiro et al. 2019:21 [ref. 37250], Serena et al. 2020:502 [ref. 37963], Arroyo Martínez 2021:50 [ref. 38962], Kovačić et al. 2021:10 [ref. 39014], Bañón & Mano 2022:9 [ref. 40121], Barone et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39527]). Current status: Valid as Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant 1888). Pentanchidae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal. Habitat: marine.