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Species in the genus Venefica: [ 5 ] records

multiporosa, Venefica Karrer [C.] 1983:66, Figs. 20 A-B [Faune Tropicale v. 23 (for 1982); ref. 5679] Continental slope northwest of Madagascar, 13°45.6'S, 47°34.2'E, depth 1250-1300 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1979-0067. Paratypes: ZMA 114555 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:119 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Venefica multiporosa Karrer 1983 -- (Smith 1989:610 [ref. 13285], Smith 1999:1690 [ref. 24661], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847] as cf. multiporosa, Karmovskaya 2004:S29 [ref. 28053], Fricke et al. 2018:51 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Venefica multiporosa Karrer 1983. Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar; Sulawesi (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

ocella, Venefica Garman [S.] 1899:318, Pl. 61 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Eastern Pacific, 5°30'N, 86°45'W, Albatross station 3366, depth 1067 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 28438. •Valid as Venefica ocella Garman 1899 -- (Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1983:67, 174, 229, 314 [ref. 8379], Smith 1989:610 [ref. 13285], Love et al. 2021:39 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Venefica ocella Garman 1899. Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia (Canada) south to Valparaiso (Chile). Habitat: marine.

proboscideum, Nettastoma Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:84, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Coast of Morocco [eastern Atlantic], 30°08'N, 11°42'W, depth 2200 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1884-1069 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:119 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Venefica proboscidea (Vaillant 1888) -- (Blache et al. 1973:237 [ref. 7185], Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1983:67, 174, 229, 314 [ref. 8379], Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:565 [ref. 13676], Castle 1986:191 [ref. 5644], Smith 1989:610 [ref. 13285], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134] as probiscidae, Smith 1990:174 [ref. 13454], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:84 [ref. 22017], Fricke 1999:72 [ref. 24106], Pakhorukov 2001:377 [ref. 25409], Karmovskaya 2004:S29 [ref. 28053], Fricke et al. 2009:21 [ref. 30213], Smith & Stewart 2015:287 [ref. 34234], Smith 2016:1699 [ref. 34556], Carneiro et al. 2019:65 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:119 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Venefica proboscidea (Vaillant 1888). Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical to temperate seas. Habitat: marine.

procerum, Nettastoma Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1883:224 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 10 (no. 5); ref. 1838] North Atlantic, 33°35'20"-34°00'30"N, 76°-76°10'30", depth 178-647 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 25902 (1), 25903 (1, missing); USNM 153585 [ex MCZ 28035] (1, in 3 pieces). Type catalog: Smith 1994:27 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Venefica procera (Goode & Bean 1883) -- (Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1983:67, 174, 229, 314 [ref. 8379], Smith 1989:605 [ref. 13285], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:324 [ref. 23897], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:126 [ref. 24555], Smith 2003:754 [ref. 26989], Moore et al. 2003:175 [ref. 27076], Melo et al. 2009:9 [ref. 30460] as cf. procera, Melo et al. 2009:9 [ref. 30460], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:52 [ref. 37485], Love et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Venefica procera (Goode & Bean 1883). Nettastomatidae. Distribution: North Atlantic; southwestern Atlantic: Brazil; western Pacific: Celebs Sea (Indonesia); eastern Pacific: California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

tentaculata, Venefica Garman [S.] 1899:319, Pl. M (figs. 2-2a) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Albatross station 3363, 3364, 3371 and 3418, depth 660-902 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28439-40 (1, 1), 28441 (now. 0), 28442 (1); USNM 57895 (1), 153604 (1). •Valid as Venefica tentaculata Garman 1899 -- (Sakamoto in Amaoka et al. 1983:67, 174, 229, 314 [ref. 8379], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:29 [ref. 6441], Smith 1989:610 [ref. 13285], Shinohara et al. 1996:158 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:239 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:239 [ref. 26001], Love et al. 2005:23 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:144 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:50 [ref. 33547], Robertson et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35676], Burton & Lea 2019:36 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Venefica tentaculata Garman 1899. Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Pacific: Japan north to southern Sea of Okhotsk; northern California (U.S.A.) south to Chile. Habitat: marine.