Mitten, W. in Hemsley, W.B. (1885), Musci. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1973-1876, under the command of Captain George S. Nares. Botany 1(3): 198 [comb. nov.]

Paris, J.E.G.N. (1896), Index Bryologicus sive enumeration muscorum hucusque cognitorum adjunctis synonyma distributioneque geographica locupletissimis: 869 [basionym]

basionym of: Orthodontium inflatum (Mitt.) Paris legitimate

Shaw, A.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Orthodontiaceae. Flora of Australia: 272 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Orthodontium pallens (Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth. legitimate

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian Bryophytes v. 2023-02-28: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Orthodontium pallens (Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth. legitimate

---