The forgotten Narrative of H. M. S. Challenger and the implications for decapod nomenclature Author Froglia, Carlo Author Clark, Paul F. text Zootaxa 2011 2788 45 56 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.200635 58a0d049-dea4-49a9-aeb2-9acc6ede000a 1175-5326 200635 Bathyplax typhlus oculiferus Miers 1885: 586 ; 1886: 230, pl. XX, fig. 3. Remarks. Miers (1885: 586) described the taxon as:- “... also a very interesting variety ( oculiferus ) of the West Indian deep-water Bathyplax typhlus , A. M.-E., in which the ocular corneae, although small, are distinctly bilobed. Milne-Edwards’ types , is to be noted, were dredged in deeper water.” A more detailed description with a figure of the type dredged off Brazil were published later by Miers (1886: 230, pl. XX, fig. 3). Bathyplax typhlus oculiferus Miers, 1885 , is therefore the senior name. Nevertheless, Tavares (1996) collected new material from Brazil , examined the variety of Miers and synonymised it with the nominal species. Valid as Bathyplax typhla A. Milne-Edwards, 1880 .