IRMNG name details
original description
Amer. J. Sci., (3) 29 page(s): 149 [details]
basis of record
Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]
verified source for family
as per base taxon [details]
name verified source
Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]
extant flag source
as per family [details]
habitat flag source
as per family [details]
From other sources
Taxonomic remark Verrill spelled this genus both "Benthoptillum" (Amer. J. Sci., (3) 29: 149) and "Benthoptilum" (Rep. U.S. Comm. Fish., 11, 1883, 510, 432). Neave treats "Benthoptilum" as an error for "Benthoptillum" but most recent sources treat "Benthoptilum" as the correct spelling, making the instance in Rep. U.S. Comm. Fish., 11, 1883 a later usage. [details]
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