Lycoperdon carpobolus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1184. 1753.

"Habitat in Italia." RCN: 8516.

Type not designated.

Original material: [icon] in Micheli, Nov. Pl. Gen.: 221, t. 101. 1729.

Current name: Sphaerobolus stellatus (L.: Fr.) Tode ( Geastraceae).