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Species in the genus Owstonia: [ 39 ] records

ainonaka, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:35, Fig. 28 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] New South Wales, off Coffs Harbour, Australia, 30°18'S, 153°26'E, depth 183 meters. Holotype (unique): AMS I.33437-002. •Valid as Owstonia ainonaka Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia ainonaka Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

aurora, Owstonia Liao [Y.-C.], Reyes [R. B., Jr.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2022:123, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 5189 (no. 1); ref. 39628] Aurora, East Luzon, Philippines, 16.02°N, 121.88°E, depth 344 - 347 meters. Holotype: ASIZP 68194. Paratypes: ASIZP 67846 (1), 68193 (1). •Valid as Owstonia aurora Liao, Reyes & Shao 2022. Current status: Valid as Owstonia aurora Liao, Reyes & Shao 2022. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: East Luzon, Philippines. Habitat: marine.

contodon, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:40, Figs. 29-30 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Iloilo Province, Panay Island, found in Iloilo City "super" fish market, Philippines. Holotype: PNM 15193 (ex USNM 438011). Paratypes: MNHN, USNM. •Valid as Owstonia contodon Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia contodon Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

crassa, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:42, Figs. 31-32 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] New Caledonia, 22°6'S, 167°10'1.2"E, depth 500-550 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2002-3164. Paratypes: MNHN. •Valid as Owstonia crassa Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia crassa Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: New Caledonia and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

dispar, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:44, Fig. 33 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Solomon Islands, 10°12'7.2"S, 161°28'1.2"E, depth 381-383 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2002-3720. •Valid as Owstonia dispar Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia dispar Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

dorypterus, Loxopseudochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1934:354, Fig. 106 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Off northern Mindanao Island, Philippines, Albatross station D.5516, depth 175 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 93166 (illustrated). Paralectotype: USNM 93166 (1, in jar with holotype). Lectotype designated by Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:45 [ref. 34879]. •Valid as Owstonia dorypterus (Fowler 1934) -- (Imai in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130], Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:45 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39628] as doryptera). Current status: Valid as Owstonia dorypterus (Fowler 1934). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

elongata, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:46, Fig. 35 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Vanuatu, 15°7'58.8"S, 166°52'58.8"E, depth 191-248 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2014-2934. Paratypes: MNHN, USNM. •Valid as Owstonia elongata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia elongata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

fallax, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:47, Fig. 36 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Queensland, NE of Hinchinbrook Island, Australia, 17°49'S, 146°51'E, depth 170 meters. Holotype (unique): CSIRO H.763-06. Other material: USNM. •Valid as Owstonia fallax Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia fallax Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

geminata, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:48, Fig. 37 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Vanuatu, 15°7'58.8"S, 166°52'58.8"E, depth 191-248 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2016-0021. Paratypes: ASIZP, MNHN. •Valid as Owstonia geminata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia geminata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vanuatu and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

grammodon, Opsipseudochromis Fowler [H. W.] 1934:357, Fig. 107 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Dowarra Island, 0°50'S, 128°12'E, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Albatross station D.5629. Holotype (unique): USNM 93167. •Valid as Sphenanthias grammodon (Fowler 1934) -- (Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130], Fricke et al. 2014:111 [ref. 33932]). •In genus Sphenanthias -- (Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Owstonia grammodon (Fowler 1934) -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:201 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:914 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:914 [ref. 26193], Prokofiev 2010:408 [ref. 32450], Endo et al. 2015:[7] [ref. 33765], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:50 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia grammodon (Fowler 1934). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Sulawesi and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

hastata, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:51, Fig. 39 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Queensland, east of Dunk Island, Australia, 18°0'S, 147°4'E, depth 260 meters. Holotype: NTM S.11779-002. Paratype: AMS. •Valid as Owstonia hastata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia hastata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

hawaiiensis, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:52, Figs. 40-41 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Hawaiian Islands, Mauno Kea Ledge, 19°54'N, 154°57.7'W, depth 366 meters (1200 ft). Holotype: BPBM 29660. Other material: LACM. •Valid as Owstonia hawaiiensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia hawaiiensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Hawaii. Habitat: marine.

ignota, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:54, Fig. 42 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Mariana Islands, near Saipan, in vicinity of active submarine volcano (Ruby Volcano), 15°36'N, 145°34'E, found floating at surface over depth of 186 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 344400. •Valid as Owstonia ignota Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia ignota Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Mariana Islands. Habitat: marine.

japonica, Owstonia Kamohara [T.] 1935:133, Fig. 2 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 2549] Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU (lost). Holotype lost in 1945 (see Kamohara 1961:1 [ref. 19282]). •Valid as Owstonia japonica Kamohara 1935 -- (Endo et al. 2015:[7] [ref. 33765], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:56 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia japonica Kamohara 1935. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: marine.

kamoharai, Owstonia Endo [H.], Liao [Y.-C.] & Matsuura [K.] 2015:[2], Figs. 2a-d, 3 [Ichthyological Research v. 63 (no. 1); ref. 33765] Mimase fish market, off Kan-no-ura, Tohyoh Town, Kochi, Shikoku Island, Japan, depth 200 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 109686. Paratypes: BSKU, FAKU, NSMT-P. •Valid as Owstonia kamoharai Endo, Liao & Matsuura 2015 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:58 [ref. 34879], Oxona et al. 2017:2 [ref. 37086], Nakamura & Motomura 2021:15 [ref. 38483], Liao et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia kamoharai Endo, Liao & Matsuura 2015. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands; southern Japan; Arafura Sea and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

lepiota, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:60, Figs. 49-50 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Tanzania, 6°21'12"S, 39°54"E, depth 200 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 344575. •Valid as Owstonia lepiota Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia lepiota Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Tanzania. Habitat: marine.

maccullochi, Owstonia Whitley [G. P.] 1934:[12] [Supplement to the check-list of the fishes of New South Wales; ref. 4682] East of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, depth 130 fathoms. Holotype: AMS IA.5815. Unpaginated, description is on the 12th page of the supplement. •Valid as Owstonia maccullochi Whitley 1934 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130] but possibly a synonym of Owstonia totomiensis Tanaka 1908). •Synonym of Owstonia totomiensis Whitley 1934 -- (Liao et al. 2009:524 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Owstonia maccullochi Whitley 1934 -- (Hoese 2006:1362 [ref. 28998], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:62 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia maccullochi Whitley 1934. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

macrophthalmus, Sphenanthias Fourmanoir [P.] 1985:38, Fig. 3 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Serie A Zoologie v. 133 (art. 2); ref. 8092] Philippines, 14°01'N, 120°17.1'E to 13°59.9'N, 120°17.5'E, depth 184-186 or 188-195 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1983-0557. Paratypes: MNHN 1983-0558 (2, 1 missing). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:25 [ref. 15502]. Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:25 [ref. 15502] determine that the holotype is lost and designate a paratype as the neotype [should have been a lectotype], but the holotype was borrowed and examined and returned to Paris where it should be available. •Valid as Owstonia macrophthalmus (Fourmanoir 1985) -- (Imai in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122]). •Valid as Sphenanthias macrophthalmus Fourmanoir 1985 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130]). •In genus Sphenanthias -- (Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Owstonia macrophthalma (Fourmanoir 1985) -- (Endo et al. 2015:[6] [ref. 33765], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:64 [ref. 34879]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia macrophthalma (Fourmanoir 1985). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

melanoptera, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:65, Fig. 54 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Philippines, Albay Gulf, 13°8.98'N, 124°4.73'E - 13°9.84'N, 124°0.01'E, depth 363-385 meters. Holotype (unique): AMS I.36454-005. •Valid as Owstonia melanoptera Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia melanoptera Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

merensis, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:67, Fig. 55 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] East of Murray Isles, 9°51'S, 144°26'E - 9°53'S, 144°23'E, depth 480 meters. Holotype (unique): QM I.20664. •Valid as Owstonia merensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia merensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

microlepis, Parasphenanthias Fowler [H. W.] 1934:462, Fig. 35 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): ANSP 54940. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:148 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Owstonia weberi (Gilchrist 1922) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1986:728 [ref. 5718], Liao et al. 2009:524 [ref. 30453], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:93 [ref. 34879], Smith-Vaniz 2022:317 [ref. 39947]). Current status: Synonym of Owstonia weberi (Gilchrist 1922). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Habitat: marine.

mundyi, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:68, Figs. 56-58 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Kiribati (Line Islands), off southwest point of Christmas Island, depth 150 fathoms [274 meters]. Holotype: USNM 427880. Paratypes: USNM. •Valid as Owstonia mundyi Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia mundyi Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Line Island Group. Habitat: marine.

nalani, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:70, Fig. 59 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] New Caledonia, 21°13'58.8"S, 165°55'12"E, depth 490-530 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2001-3362. Paratypes: MNHN. Holotype number corrected 11/23/2016. •Valid as Owstonia nalani Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia nalani Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

nigromarginatus, Sphenanthias Fourmanoir [P.] 1985:40, Fig. 4 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Serie A Zoologie v. 133 (art. 2); ref. 8092] Philippines, 14°01.0'N, 120°17.1'E to 13°59.9'N, 120°17.5'E, depth 184-186 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1982-1251. Paratypes: MNHN 1982-1251 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:37 [ref. 19232], Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:25 [ref. 15502]. •Valid as Owstonia nigromarginatus (Fourmanoir 1985) -- (Imai in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122]). •Valid as Sphenanthias nigromarginatus Fourmanoir 1985 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130]). •In genus Sphenanthias -- (Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Owstonia nigromarginata (Fourmanoir 1985) -- (Endo et al. [6] [ref. 33765], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:71 [ref. 34879]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia nigromarginata (Fourmanoir 1985). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

nudibucca, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:72, Figs. 61-63 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Andaman Sea, Mentawai Islands, off east coast of Siberut Island, 1°22'S, 98°37'E. Holotype: ANSP 151993. Paratypes: SAIAB. •Valid as Owstonia nudibucca Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016 -- (Psomadakis et al. 2020:516 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia nudibucca Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea, Myanmar to Mentawai Islands (Sumatra, Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

pectinifer, Sphenanthias Myers [G. S.] 1939:19 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 52; ref. 17206] Off Dumalag Island, Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines, 7°03'N, 125°39'E, Albatross station D.5255, depth 100 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 93455. •Possibly a synonym of Sphenanthias sibogae Weber 1913 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130]). •In genus Sphenanthias -- (Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Owstonia pectinifer (Myers 1939) -- (Imai in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Hoese 2006:1362 [ref. 28998], Prokofiev 2010:408 [ref. 32450], Endo et al. 2015:[6] [ref. 33765]). •Synonym of Owstonia sibogae (Weber 1913) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:82 [ref. 34879]). Current status: Synonym of Owstonia sibogae (Weber 1913). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Habitat: marine.

psilos, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:74, Figs. 64-66 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Western Australia, 17°21'30"S, 118°57'19"E - 17°20'53"S, 118°56'48"E, depth 437-446 meters. Holotype: NMV A.29673-004. Paratypes: CSIRO, NMV, NTM. •Valid as Owstonia psilos Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia psilos Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

raredonae, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:76, Fig. 67 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Off Mozambique, 18°50.7'S, 37°13.5'E, depth 311-314 meters. Holotype (unique): SAIAB 82406. •Valid as Owstonia raredonae Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia raredonae Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Off Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

rhamma, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:77, Figs. 68-69 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Vanuatu, 20°19'58.8"S, 169°49'1.2"E, depth 400-440 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1997-0005. Other material: MNHN. Holotype number corrected 11/23/2016. •Valid as Owstonia rhamma Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia rhamma Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

sarmiento, Owstonia Liao [Y.-C.], Reyes [R. B., Jr.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2009:522, Figs. 1A, 1B [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 57 (no. 2); ref. 30453] Aurora, East Luzon, Philippines, 15.93°N, 121.78°E, depth 307-292 meters. Holotype: PNM 17006 [ex ASIZP 0067939]. Paratypes: ASIZP 0067820 (1), 0068216 (1), 0068380 (1). Name is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Owstonia sarmiento Liao, Reyes & Shao 2009 -- (Fricke et al. 2014:111 [ref. 33932], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:80 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia sarmiento Liao, Reyes & Shao 2009. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, New Caledonia and Australia. Habitat: marine.

scottensis, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:81, Figs. 71-72 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Western Australia, south of Scott Reefs, 14°16'S, 122°16'E, depth 358 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H.7136-03. Paratypes: CSIRO, USNM. •Valid as Owstonia scottensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Current status: Valid as Owstonia scottensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

sibogae, Sphenanthias Weber [M.] 1913:211, Pl. 2 (figs. 4-4a) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Timor Sea, 10°27.9'S, 123°28.7'E, Siboga station 302, depth 216 meters. Lectotype: ZMA 112568. Paralectotypes: (5) ZMA 112568 (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:90 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Endo et al. 2015:37 [ref. 33765]. •Valid as Sphenanthias sibogae Weber 1913 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130]). •Possible synonym of Owstonia pectinifer (Myers 1939) -- (Prokofiev 2010:408 [ref. 32450]). •Valid as Owstonia sibogae (Weber 1913) -- (Endo et al. 2015:[7] [ref. 33765], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:82 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:128 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia sibogae (Weber 1913). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

similis, Owstonia Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2016:84, Fig. 75 [Zootaxa 4187 (no. 1); ref. 34879] Madagascar, 14°29'25"S, 47°26'4"E, depth 347-448 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 2014-1766. Type catalog: Fricke et al. 2018:250 [ref. 35805]. •Valid as Owstonia similis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:250 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia similis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

simoterus, Sphenanthias Smith [J. L. B.] 1968:11, Fig. 1; Pl. 6 (fig. C) [Investigational Report. Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban No. 19; ref. 7917] Off Bazaruto, southern Mozambique, western Indian Ocean, depth 260-300 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 605. •Valid as Sphenanthias simoterus Smith 1968 -- (Bineesh et al. 2011:64 [ref. 31609]). •In genus Sphenanthias -- (Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Owstonia simoterus (Smith 1968) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1986:728 [ref. 5718]). •Valid as Owstonia simotera (Smith 1968) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:86 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:129 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia simotera (Smith 1968). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

taeniosoma, Pseudocepola Kamohara [T.] 1935:136, Fig. 4 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 2549] Off Mimase, near Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Kamohara "neotype": BSKU 4219. Type catalog and "neotype" designation: Kamohara 1961:8 [ref. 19282], but neotype designation was not made in a revisory work and is invalid. •Valid as Pseudocepola taeniosoma Kamohara 1935 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:201 [ref. 6441], Mok 1988:507 [ref. 12752], Nakabo 2000:914 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:914 [ref. 26193]). •Valid as Owstonia taeniosoma (Kamohara 1935) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:88 [ref. 34879]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia taeniosoma (Kamohara 1935). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Japan, Andaman Sea, New Caledonia and Australia. Habitat: marine.

tosaensis, Owstonia Kamohara [T.] 1934:301, Fig. [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 46 (no. 549); ref. 22716] Off Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Kamohara "neotype": BSKU 4230 from Mimase, Japan. Type catalog and "neotype" designation: Kamohara 1961:8 [ref. 19282], but neotype designation not made in a revisory work and is invalid. Appeared first as above, then in Kamohara 1935:134, Fig. 3 [ref. 2549]. •In genus Sphenanthias -- (Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453]). •Valid as Owstonia tosaensis Kamohara 1934 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:201 [ref. 6441], Mok 1988:507 [ref. 12752], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:536 [ref. 27969], Imai in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:914 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:914 [ref. 26193], Endo et al. 2015:[7] [ref. 33765], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:89 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:129 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia tosaensis Kamohara 1934. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

totomiensis, Owstonia Tanaka [S.] 1908:47, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo v. 23 (art. 7); ref. 6032] Coast of Totomi Province, Japan. Holotype (unique): FMNH 55424. •Valid as Owstonia totomiensis Tanaka 1908 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:201 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:914 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130], Nakabo 2002:914 [ref. 26193], Hoese 2006:1362 [ref. 28998], Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453], Bineesh et al. 2011:64 [ref. 31609], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:91 [ref. 34879], Liao et al. 2022:129 [ref. 39628]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia totomiensis Tanaka 1908. Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: marine.

weberi, Parasphenanthias Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1922:69, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 183-190 fathoms. Syntypes: (3 stations) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 11072-73 (1, 1). •Valid as Owstonia weberi (Gilchrist 1922) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1986:728 [ref. 5718], Liao et al. 2009:522 [ref. 30453], Bineesh et al. 2011:64 [ref. 31609], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016:93 [ref. 34879], Fricke et al. 2018:250 [ref. 35805], Liao et al. 2022:129 [ref. 39628], Smith-Vaniz 2022:317 [ref. 39947]). Current status: Valid as Owstonia weberi (Gilchrist 1922). Cepolidae: Owstoniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Kenya) east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

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.