pulvinus, Paraploactis Poss [S. G.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 1978:413, Figs. 2, 8 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 41 (no. 18); ref. 6387] Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.25528-001. Paratypes: CAS 39680 (1); QM I.12410 (1); WAM P.20123-001 (1), P.23735-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:17 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:18 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Paraploactis pulvinus Poss & Eschmeyer 1978 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:461 [ref. 12442], Poss 1999:2358 [ref. 24796], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:915 [ref. 29066], Prokofiev 2010:718 [ref. 31093], Prokofiev 2012:321 [ref. 32052]). Current status: Valid as Paraploactis pulvinus Poss & Eschmeyer 1978. Synanceiidae: Aploactininae. Distribution: Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.