tarakea, Typhlonarke Phillipps [W. J.] 1929:101, Fig. 3 [The New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology v. 11; ref. 16054] Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.402. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:6 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Typhlonarke tarakea Phillipps 1929 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:27 [ref. 24556], Compagno 1999:487 [ref. 25589], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194] with question, Last & Stewart 2015:174 [ref. 34224], Weigmann 2016:76 [ref. 34211]). •Probably in synonymy of Typhlonarke aysoni (Hamilton 1902) -- (Carvalho 2016:181 [ref. 34997]). •Synonym of Typhlonarke aysoni (Hamilton 1902) -- (Last & Yearsley 2016:4 [ref. 34940]). Current status: Synonym of Typhlonarke aysoni (Hamilton 1902). Narkidae. Habitat: marine.