WoRMS taxon details
Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883
138294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138294)
accepted
Genus
Opisthoteuthis agassizii A. E. Verrill, 1883 (type by monotypy)
Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920 · unaccepted
Opisthoteuthis (Teuthidiscus) S. S. Berry, 1918 · unaccepted
- Species Opisthoteuthis agassizii A. E. Verrill, 1883
- Species Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920)
- Species Opisthoteuthis borealis M. A. Collins, 2005
- Species Opisthoteuthis bruuni (G. L. Voss, 1982)
- Species Opisthoteuthis californiana S. S. Berry, 1949
- Species Opisthoteuthis calypso Villanueva, M. A. Collins, P. Sánchez & N. A. Voss, 2002
- Species Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999
- Species Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis C. C. Lu, 2010
- Species Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915
- Species Opisthoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1903)
- Species Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, M. A. Collins, P. Sánchez & N. A. Voss, 2002
- Species Opisthoteuthis kerberos Verhoeff, 2024
- Species Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920)
- Species Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915
- Species Opisthoteuthis mero O'Shea, 1999
- Species Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976
- Species Opisthoteuthis pluto S. S. Berry, 1918
- Species Opisthoteuthis robsoni O'Shea, 1999
- Subgenus Opisthoteuthis (Teuthidiscus) S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883
- Species Opisthoteuthis adorabilis (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Opisthoteuthis depressa Ijima & Ikeda, 1895 accepted as Exsuperoteuthis depressa (Ijima & Ikeda, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opisthoteuthis japonica Iw. Taki, 1962 accepted as Exsuperoteuthis depressa (Ijima & Ikeda, 1895) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opisthoteuthis persephone S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Exsuperoteuthis persephone (S. S. Berry, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opisthoteuthis vossi P. Sánchez & Guerra, 1989 accepted as Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1883). Supplementary report on the "Blake" cephalopods. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 11(5): 105-115., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30397620
page(s): 113 [details]
page(s): 113 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138294 on 2024-09-19
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original description
Verrill, A. E. (1883). Supplementary report on the "Blake" cephalopods. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 11(5): 105-115., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30397620
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920) Grimpe G. 1920. Teuthologische Mitteilungen V. Zwei neue Cirraten-Arten. <i>Zoologischer Anzeiger</i>, 51: 230-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458582 [details]
taxonomy source Villanueva, R.; Collins, M.A.; Sánchez, P.; Voss, N.A. (2002). Systematics, distribution and biology of the cirrate octopods of the genus <i>Opisthoteuthis</i> (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with description of two new species. <i>Bull. Mar. Sci. 71(2)</i>: 933-985 (look up in IMIS) [details]
taxonomy source 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): 296-297 [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 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): 248 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920) Grimpe G. 1920. Teuthologische Mitteilungen V. Zwei neue Cirraten-Arten. <i>Zoologischer Anzeiger</i>, 51: 230-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458582 [details]
taxonomy source Villanueva, R.; Collins, M.A.; Sánchez, P.; Voss, N.A. (2002). Systematics, distribution and biology of the cirrate octopods of the genus <i>Opisthoteuthis</i> (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with description of two new species. <i>Bull. Mar. Sci. 71(2)</i>: 933-985 (look up in IMIS) [details]
taxonomy source 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): 296-297 [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 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): 248 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] 
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