Synonyma
Parascaphirhynchus Forbes & Richardson, 1905 ― Parascaphirhynchus albus Forbes & Richardson, 1905
Forbes, S. A. & Richardson, R. E. 1905. On a new shovelnose sturgeon from the Mississippi River. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History v. 7 (art. 4): 37-44, Pls. 4-7.
Scaphyrhynchops Gill, 1863 ― Accipenser platorynchus Rafinesque, 1820
Gill, T. N. 1863. Fishes. In: Hayden, F. V. (ed.): On the geology and natural history of the upper Missouri. [Chapter XVII. Reptiles, fishes, and recent shells (pp. 177-182)]. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 12 (pt 1) (art. 1): 1-218, 1 map.
Typový druh
Scaphirhynchus rafinesquii Heckel, 1836.
Původní popis
Heckel, J. J. 1836. Scaphirhynchus, eine neue Fischgattung aus der Ordnung der Chondropterygier mit freien Kiemen. Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 1: 69-78, Pl. 8.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.