africanus, Velifer Smith [J. L. B.] 1953:7, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro No. 2; ref. 4087] Mozambique Channel, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 53. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 8513 (1). •Synonym of Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker 1879 -- (Heemstra 1986:399 [ref. 5660]). Current status: Synonym of Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker 1879. Veliferidae. Habitat: marine.