Deep-Sea taxon details
Heteroteuthis dispar (Rüppell, 1844)
141446 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141446)
accepted
Species
Heteroteuthis (Heteroteuthis) dispar (Rüppell, 1844) · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Rüppell, E. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni cefalopodi del mare di Messina: lettera del Dr. Eduardo Rüppell di Frankfort sul Meno al Prof. Anastasio Cocco. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letteràrio di Messina.</em> 5(27–28):129-135.
page(s): 133 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
Type locality contained in Sicily
type locality contained in Sicily [details]
Depth range depth range to 1 588 m (adults most commonly in depths between 200 and 300 m)
Depth range depth range to 1 588 m (adults most commonly in depths between 200 and 300 m) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Heteroteuthis dispar (Rüppell, 1844). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141446 on 2026-07-11
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Heteroteuthis dispar (Rüppell, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141446 on 2026-07-11
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(of ) Rüppell, E. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni cefalopodi del mare di Messina: lettera del Dr. Eduardo Rüppell di Frankfort sul Meno al Prof. Anastasio Cocco. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letteràrio di Messina.</em> 5(27–28):129-135.
page(s): 133 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Rotermund N. & Guerrero-Kommritz J. (2010) Taxonomy and biogeography of the genus <i>Heteroteuthis</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean. <i> Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom</i> 90(2): 367-390., available online at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7399392 [details]
additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 161 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Rotermund N. & Guerrero-Kommritz J. (2010) Taxonomy and biogeography of the genus <i>Heteroteuthis</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean. <i> Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom</i> 90(2): 367-390., available online at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7399392 [details]
additional source Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 161 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range depth range to 1 588 m (adults most commonly in depths between 200 and 300 m) [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Length Up to 25 mm mantle length. [details]
