Deep-Sea taxon details
Semirossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
157036 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157036)
accepted
Species
Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Rossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 392 [details]
page(s): 392 [details]
Type locality contained in North West Atlantic
type locality contained in North West Atlantic [details]
Depth range 85 to 135 m in New England area (USA)
Distribution Western Atlantic: from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Depth range 85 to 135 m in New England area (USA) [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Distribution Western Atlantic: from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semirossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880). 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=157036 on 2026-07-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Semirossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157036 on 2026-07-28
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(of Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 392 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Vechione, M., C.F.E. Roper and M.J. Sweeney. 1989. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Mollusca: Cephalopoda. NOAA Technical Report. NMFS 73. 23 p. [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 Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 189 [details]
page(s): 392 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Vechione, M., C.F.E. Roper and M.J. Sweeney. 1989. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Mollusca: Cephalopoda. NOAA Technical Report. NMFS 73. 23 p. [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 Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 189 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range 85 to 135 m in New England area (USA) [details]Diet fish, crustaceans, and smaller squid [details]
Dimensions maximum size up to about 50 mm ML [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea [details]
Habitat demersal, deep slope [details]
Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Length Up to 50 mm mantle length. [details]
Predators marine mammals, fish [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate. Fertilization is internal but eggs are laid in large communal clusters [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lesser shining bobtail squidlesser shining bobtaillesser bobtail squidAtlantic bob-tailed squid | [details] |
| French | sépiole calamarette | [details] |
| German | Atlantische Rossie | [details] |
| Spanish | globito tiernocalamarcito | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Rossia tenera (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semirossia tenera)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Semirossia tenera (Verrill, 1880) (USNM 730066) left lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Semirossia tenera (Verrill, 1880) (USNM 730066) right lateral view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Semirossia tenera)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Semirossia tenera (Verrill, 1880) (USNM 730066) left lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Semirossia tenera (Verrill, 1880) (USNM 730066) right lateral view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Heteroteuthis tenera A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
