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Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841
138074 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138074)
accepted
Genus
Cranchia bonnellii A. Férussac, 1834 accepted as Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834) (type by monotypy)
Calliteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted (Treated by Cossmann as a junior...)
Treated by Cossmann as a junior homonym of Histiops Peters, 1869; Hoylia is a replacement name
Histiothauma G. C. Robson, 1948 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hoylia Cossmann, 1900 · unaccepted
Lolidona Risso, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Meleagroteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Histioteuthis atlantica (Hoyle, 1885)
- Species Histioteuthis berryi N. A. Voss, 1969
- Species Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834)
- Species Histioteuthis celetaria (G. L. Voss, 1960)
- Species Histioteuthis cerasina Nesis, 1971
- Species Histioteuthis corona (N. A. Voss & G. L. Voss, 1962)
- Species Histioteuthis eltaninae N. A. Voss, 1969
- Species Histioteuthis heteropsis (S. S. Berry, 1913)
- Species Histioteuthis inermis (Taki, 1964)
- Species Histioteuthis macrohista N. A. Voss, 1969
- Species Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis (Chun, 1910)
- Species Histioteuthis miranda (S. S. Berry, 1918)
- Species Histioteuthis oceani (G. C. Robson, 1948)
- Species Histioteuthis pacifica (G. L. Voss, 1962)
- Species Histioteuthis reversa (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
- Species Histioteuthis arcturi (G. C. Robson, 1948) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis arcturi G. C. Robson, 1948 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Histioteuthis bonelliana [sic] accepted as Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834) (emendation or incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Histioteuthis bruuni N. A. Voss, 1969 accepted as Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis (Chun, 1910) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Histioteuthis collinsii A. E. Verrill, 1879 accepted as Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Histioteuthis cookiana Dell, 1951 accepted as Histioteuthis atlantica (Hoyle, 1885) (synonym)
- Species Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis dofleini Pfeffer, 1912
- Species Histioteuthis elongata (N. A. Voss & G. L. Voss, 1962) accepted as Histioteuthis reversa (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (based on juveniles of H. reversa)
- Species Histioteuthis elongatus (N. A. Voss & G. L. Voss, 1962) accepted as Histioteuthis reversa (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (spelling variation)
- Species Histioteuthis hoylei (E. S. Goodrich, 1896) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis hoylei (E. S. Goodrich, 1896) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Histioteuthis reversus (A. E. Verrill, 1880) accepted as Histioteuthis reversa (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Histioteuthis ruppelli Vérany, 1846 accepted as Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834) (synonym)
- Species Histioteuthis ruppellii Vérany, 1846 accepted as Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): 226 [details]
page(s): 226 [details]
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original description
Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): 226 [details]
original description (of Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
original description (of Histiothauma G. C. Robson, 1948) Robson, G. C. (1948). The Cephalopoda Decapoda of the "Arcturus" Oceanographic Expedition. <em>Zoologica.</em> 33(3): 115-132, 18 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50971357#page/157/mode/1up
page(s): p. 123. [details]
original description (of Meleagroteuthis Pfeffer, 1900) Pfeffer, G. (1900). Synopsis der oegopsiden Cephalopoden. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen in Hamburg.</em> 17: 145-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10282260
page(s): 170 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Voss, N. A., Nesis, K. N. & Rodhouse, P. G. (1998). The cephalopod family Histioteuthidae (Oegopsida): Systematics, biology, and biogeography. In: Voss, N. A., Vecchione, M., Toll, R. B. & Sweeney, M. J. eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> Vol. 2, 586: 293-372. [details]
additional source Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Histioteuthidae. <em>In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO.</em> pp. 223-236., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 226 [details]
page(s): 226 [details]
original description (of Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
original description (of Histiothauma G. C. Robson, 1948) Robson, G. C. (1948). The Cephalopoda Decapoda of the "Arcturus" Oceanographic Expedition. <em>Zoologica.</em> 33(3): 115-132, 18 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50971357#page/157/mode/1up
page(s): p. 123. [details]
original description (of Meleagroteuthis Pfeffer, 1900) Pfeffer, G. (1900). Synopsis der oegopsiden Cephalopoden. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen in Hamburg.</em> 17: 145-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10282260
page(s): 170 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Voss, N. A., Nesis, K. N. & Rodhouse, P. G. (1998). The cephalopod family Histioteuthidae (Oegopsida): Systematics, biology, and biogeography. In: Voss, N. A., Vecchione, M., Toll, R. B. & Sweeney, M. J. eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> Vol. 2, 586: 293-372. [details]
additional source Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Histioteuthidae. <em>In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO.</em> pp. 223-236., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 226 [details]
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