Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 5: 95 (1858) ["1857"].

Basionym: Cenomyce cyanipes Sommerf., Kongel. Norske Videnskabersselsk. Skr. 19de Aarhundr. 2: 62 (1826) [& Suppl. Fl. Lapp.: 129 (1826).

Type locality: Norway, Nordland, Saltdalen, C. Sommerfelt s.n. (O - lectotype; UPS - isolectotype). Lectotypification by Ahti (1993: 74).