truncatus, Tetrodon Retzius [A. J.] 1785:121 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 6 (for 1785); ref. 18621] No locality [Europe]. No types known. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Synonym of Ranzania laevis (Pennant 1776) -- (Fraser-Brunner 1951:95 [ref. 19546], Tortonese 1973:650 [ref. 7192], Tortonese 1990:1078 [ref. 18658], Gomon et al. 1994:920 [ref. 22532], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:358 [ref. 25013], Kar & Chakraborty 2000:288 [ref. 25166], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:158 [ref. 26753], Parenti 2003:4 [ref. 27311], Golani 2005:65 [ref. 37112], Mundy 2005:539 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Ranzania laevis (Pennant 1776). Molidae. Habitat: marine.