thele, Phrynichthys Uwate [K. R.] 1979:142, Fig. 19 [Copeia 1979 (no. 1); ref. 7015] Halmahera Sea, western Pacific, 0°38.6'S, 129°05.6'E, depth 680-850 meters. Holotype: LACM 36077-1. Paratypes: LACM 36076-1 (1). •Valid as Phrynichthys thele Uwate 1979 -- (Stewart & Pietsch 1998:10 [ref. 23378], Pietsch 1999:2030 [ref. 24766]). •Valid as Bufoceratias thele (Uwate 1979) -- (Pietsch et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27506], Pietsch 2009:358 [ref. 30766], Ho et al. 2016:273 [ref. 34483]). Current status: Valid as Bufoceratias thele (Uwate 1979). Diceratiidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean (Sumatra and Java). Habitat: marine.