Considéré comme synonyme junior de Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Gilbert, Carter R.. 1998. "Type catalog of Recent and fossil North American Freshwater fishes: families Cyprinidae, Catostomidae, Ictaluridae, Centrarchidae and Elassomatidae". Florida Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 1. 1-284 (ffm00083)
Décrit initialement sous Campostoma brevis:
- Haseman, John D.. 1906. "Campostoma brevis". Proceedings of the Indiana Academy Science. 15:161-163 (ffm00098)