Barnard K.H., 1932: 7, 11, 16, 104, fig. 53. (Parharpinia rotundifrons). Stephensen, 1947: 44–45, fig. 17. (Pontharpinia? rotundifrons). Barnard J.L., 1958 a: 146 (by implication). (Paraphoxus rotundifrons). Barnard J.L., 1958 b: 118. (Paraphoxus rotundifrons).
Barnard J.L., 1960: 186, 195, 271, 278, 290. (Paraphoxus rotundifrons). Thurston, 1974 a: 2, 9, 21, 108, 111, 114, 117, 133, fig. 8 a, b, app. A, B, C. (Parharpinia rotundifrons). Barnard and Drummond, 1976: 529. (Unclear species of “Paraphoxus”). Lowry and Bullock, 1976: 127. (Paraphoxus rotundifrons). Barnard and Drummond, 1978: 32, 146.
Barnard and Barnard, 1990: 106.
Rauschert, 1991: 21, 38, 40. (Paraphoxus rotundifrons).
Barnard and Karaman, 1991: 636.
JaŻdŻewski et al., 1992: 465, 470. (“ Parharpinia ” rotundifrons). De Broyer and JaŻdŻewski, 1993: 84.
Distribution: W + G
South Georgia: “Discovery” 1925–1927, Cumberland East Bay, sta. 39, [54 ° 17 ’S 36 ° 26 ’W], 179–235 m (bottom: grey mud; gear: large otter trawl); sta. 141, 17 – 27 m (bottom: mud; gear: small beam trawl); “William Scoresby” 1926–1927, Undine Harbour, sta. WS 25, [54 °02’S 37 ° 58 ’W], 18–27 m (bottom: mud, sand; gear: small beam trawl) (KHB 32).
South Orkney Islands: Signy Island, Borge Bay, [60 ° 43 ’S 45 ° 37 ’W], littoral- 20 m (bottom: sand, gravel, rocks; gear: spot dives, anchor dredge, Agassiz trawl); Paal Harbour, [60 ° 43 ’S 45 ° 36 ’W], 20–25 m (bottom: mudy sand; gear: anchor dredge) (MHT 74 a).
South Sandwich Islands: Visokoi Island, [56 ° 42 ’S 27 ° 12 ’W], 10–17 m (KS 47).
South Shetland Islands: Deception Island, [62 ° 57 ’S 60 ° 38 ’W], (KS 47); King George Island, 62 ° 11 ’– 14 ’S 58 ° 52 ’– 58 ’W, 7 m (bottom: sand; gear: dredge (MR 91); Admiralty Bay, [62 °00’S 58 ° 30 ’W], 4–30 m (gear: SCUBA, Tvärminne sampler) (KJ et al. 92).
Depth range: 0– 235 m.
Type-locality: South Georgia: “Discovery” 1925–1927, Cumberland East Bay, sta. 39, [54 ° 17 ’S 36 ° 26 ’W], 179–235 m (bottom: grey mud; gear: large otter trawl) (KHB 32).
Ecology: Collected from mud, sandy bottoms.
Type material location: NHM, London.
Remarks: See remarks under Parharpinia? obliqua. Parharpinia? rotundifrons can be distinguished from P.? obliqua principally by the shape and setation of epimeron 3 posterior margin.