Holotype. GPIT-PV-63997; Vöhringer Coll.; illustrated by Vöhringer (1960: pl. 6 fig. 2), Korn (1994: text-fig. 73e) and Korn (2006: text-fig. 4j); Korn & Weyer, 2023, text-fig. 125A.

1924 Protocanites Lyoni – Schmidt : 153, pl. 8 figs 14–18. —

1925 Protocanites Lyoni. – Schmidt, 1925: 537, pl. 19 fig. 11.

1960 Protocanites supradevonicus supradevonicus. – Vöhringer 1960: 171, pl. 6 fig. 2, text-figs 46b, 48.

1994 Eocanites supradevonicus – Korn 1994: 80, text-figs 66m, 73e, 74c, 75a; 2006: text-fig. 4j.

2000 Eocanites supradevonicus – Kullmann: text-fig. 4m.

2002 Eocanites supradevonicus – Sprey : 53, text-fig. 18g.

2009 Eocanites supradevonicus – Furnish et al.: text-fig. 117.2.