Species that contain: Carapus and mourlani [ 5 ] records

lumbricoides, Oxybeles Bleeker [P.] 1854:163 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16940] Ceram, Indonesia. Original as lumbricoïdes. •Questionably a synonym of Carapus homei Richardson 1846 -- (Arnold 1956:263 [ref. 5315]). •Regarded as a nomen dubium; probably in the synonymy of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934) -- (Markle & Olney 1990:384 [ref. 18996], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934). Carapidae: Carapinae. Habitat: marine.

mayottae, Carapus Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:415, Fig. 8 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 90) (art. 51); ref. 4099] Vimont, Mayotte, Comores Islands, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-5107 [?= 1882-666]. •Synonym of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934) -- (Olney & Markle 1986:352 [ref. 5701], Machida 1989:363 [ref. 16609], Markle & Olney 1990:384 [ref. 18996], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:351 [ref. 21953], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934). Carapidae: Carapinae. Habitat: marine.

mourlani, Fierasfer Petit [G.] 1934:393, Fig. 1 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 16449] Cannonier's Point, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean [original from Madagascar, lost]. Neotype: ZMUC. Neotype designated by Markle & Olney 1990:385 [ref. 18996]. •Synonym of Carapus homei (Richardson 1846) -- (Arnold 1956:274 [ref. 5315]). •Valid as Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934) -- (Olney & Markle 1986:352 [ref. 5701], Machida 1989 [ref. 16609], Paxton et al. 1989:320 [ref. 12442], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:351 [ref. 21953], Myers 1999:65 [ref. 23965], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1978 [ref. 24753], Nakabo 2000:447 [ref. 25086], Markle in Randall & Lim 2000:596 [ref. 25122], Parmentier et al. 2000:295 [ref. 26179], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Nakabo 2002:447 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:613 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:66 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:240 [ref. 28379], Hoese et al. 2006:552 [ref. 29051], Randall 2007:121 [ref. 30952], Glynn et al. 2008:593 [ref. 29778], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:126 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:32 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:40 [ref. 36273], Matsunuma 2020:4 [ref. 38476], Chacón-Monge et al. 2021:S219 [ref. 38750], Heemstra 2022:257 [ref. 39704]). Current status: Valid as Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934). Carapidae: Carapinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Wakayama Prefecture (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia; eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Ecuador. Habitat: marine.

pindae, Carapus Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:412, Fig. 7 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 90) (art. 51); ref. 4099] Pinda, Mozambique, 14°10'S, 40°40'E, western Indian Ocean [in a holothurian]. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 334. •Valid as Carapus pindae Smith 1955 -- (Arnold 1956:277 [ref. 5315]). •Synonym of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934) -- (Olney & Markle 1986:352 [ref. 5701], Machida 1989:363 [ref. 16609], Markle & Olney 1990:384 [ref. 18996], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:351 [ref. 21953], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934). Carapidae: Carapinae. Habitat: marine.

variegatus, Carapus Fowler [H. W.] & Steinitz [H.] 1956:286, Fig. 23 [Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel v. 5B (no. 3-4); ref. 1478] Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: ANSP 72145. Paratypes: ANSP 72146 (1), 72147 (1, c&s); HUJ 2065/2 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:34 [ref. 13621], Golani 2006:23 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Carapus variegatus Fowler & Steinitz 1956 -- (Dor 1984:59 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356]). •In part synonym of Carapus acus (Brünnich 1768) -- (Wheeler 1973:557 [ref. 7190]). •Synonym of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934) -- (Markle & Olney 1990:384 [ref. 18996], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Carapus mourlani (Petit 1934). Carapidae: Carapinae. Habitat: marine.