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.