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Species in the family or subfamily Parascorpididae: [ 2 ] records

gurneyi, Atyposoma Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:379, Pl. 9 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 1 (art. 10); ref. 551] False Bay, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM (dry). •Synonym of Parascorpis typus Bleeker 1875 -- (Heemstra 1986:602 [ref. 5660]). Current status: Synonym of Parascorpis typus Bleeker 1875. Parascorpididae. Habitat: marine.

typus, Parascorpis Bleeker [P.] 1875:381 [2], Pl. 7 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 441] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. On p. 2 of separate. •Valid as Parascorpis typus Bleeker 1875 -- (Heemstra 1986:602 [ref. 5660], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:249 [ref. 28072]). Current status: Valid as Parascorpis typus Bleeker 1875. Parascorpididae. Distribution: Extreme southeastern Atlantic to southwestern Indian Ocean: southern Africa. Habitat: marine.