rostratus, Heterostichus Girard [C. F.] 1854:143 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] San Diego, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 284. Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:12 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Heterostichus rostratus Girard 1854 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:243 [ref. 9277], Stepien 1987:45 [ref. 11528], Matarese et al. 1989:536 [ref. 26885], Stepien & Rosenblatt 1991:892 [ref. 19864], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:1014 [ref. 22829], Thomson et al. 2000:208 [ref. 25640] in Heterostichous, Nelson et al. 2004:165 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:156 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:467 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:296 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:89 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:197 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Heterostichus rostratus Girard 1854. Clinidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia (Canada) south to Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.