Parascyllium Gill [T. N.] 1862:407, 408 Neut. Hemiscyllium variolatum Duméril 1853. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Gill 1862:412 [ref. 4910]. •Valid as Parascyllium Gill 1862 -- (Compagno 1984:170 [ref. 6474], Paxton et al. 1989:91 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:112 [ref. 22532], Compagno 1999:476 [ref. 25589], Goto 2001:79 [ref. 25912], Compagno 2001:136 [ref. 26323], Goto & Last 2002:15 [ref. 25950], Hoese & Bray 2006:113 [ref. 29000], Last & Stevens 2008:35 [ref. 29676], White 2008:44 [ref. 30617]). Current status: Valid as Parascyllium Gill 1862. Parascylliidae.