punctatus, Micristodus Gill [T. N.] 1865:177 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 17; ref. 1711] Gulf of California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 231756 (jaws, vertebrae not found). Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:12 [ref. 21812]. •Synonym of Rhincodon typus Smith 1828 -- (Compagno 1984:210 [ref. 6474], Goto 2001:82 [ref. 25912], Compagno 2001:203 [ref. 26323], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27705], Dyldin 2015:45 [ref. 34524], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34398]). Current status: Synonym of Rhincodon typus Smith 1828. Rhincodontidae. Habitat: marine.