whiteheadi, Sphenanthias Talwar [P. K.] 1973:87, fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Calcutta v. 25 (no. 2) [for 11 Dec. 1972]; ref. 8534] Off Quilon (Kollam), Kerala, India, about 9°N, 76°E, depth 300 meters. Holotype: ZSI F6275/2. Paratypes: ZSI F6276/2, 6277/2, 6278/2 See Das 2003:374 [ref. 27706]. •In genus Sphenanthias -- (Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Sphenanthias whiteheadi Talwar 1973 -- (Bineesh et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31609]). •Valid as Owstonia whiteheadi (Talwar 1973) -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Endo et al. 2015:[6] [ref. 33765], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:95 [ref. 34879], Smith-Vaniz 2022:317 [ref. 39947]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia whiteheadi (Talwar 1973). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kerala (India). Habitat: marine.