WoRMS taxon details
Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915
342095 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342095)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Chun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In <i>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer</i>, Valdivia <i>1898-1899</i>. 18:405-552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597984
page(s): 537 [details]
page(s): 537 [details]
Type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342095 on 2025-03-28
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
Chun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In <i>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer</i>, Valdivia <i>1898-1899</i>. 18:405-552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597984
page(s): 537 [details]
basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. <i> Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</i> 44: 277-322.
page(s): 297 [details]
page(s): 537 [details]
basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. <i> Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</i> 44: 277-322.
page(s): 297 [details]
Other
additional source
Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 251 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]





Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]