WoRMS taxon details
Histioteuthidae A. E. Verrill, 1881
11749 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11749)
accepted
Family
- Genus Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841
- Genus Stigmatoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900
- Genus Calliteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1880 accepted as Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (Treated by Cossmann as a junior homonym of Histiops Peters, 1869; Hoylia is a replacement name)
- Genus Histiothauma G. C. Robson, 1948 accepted as Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Hoylia Cossmann, 1900 accepted as Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841
- Genus Lolidona Risso, 1854 accepted as Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (synonym)
- Genus Meleagroteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 accepted as Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description This family is easily distinguished by large, anteriorly directed photophores over the surface of the mantle, head and...
Description This family is easily distinguished by large, anteriorly directed photophores over the surface of the mantle, head and amrs; a large head with the left eye considerably larger than the right; six or seven buccal lappets; buccal connectives that attached to the dorsal border of arms IV; a straight or slightly curved and slightly broad, simple, funnel locking-cartilage; suckers on the tentacular clubs arranged in four, or more commonly, more than four irregular rows; suckers on the arms biserial. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Histioteuthidae A. E. Verrill, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11749 on 2024-09-07
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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 Young, R.E. & Vecchione, M. (2013). Histioteuthidae Verrill, 1881. Version 03 November 2013 (under construction). In The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/. , available online at http://tolweb.org/Histioteuthidae/19782/2013.11.03 [details]
additional source 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 [details]
additional source Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Allcock, A. L. (2021). A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
identification resource Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 312 [details]
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basis of record Young, R.E. & Vecchione, M. (2013). Histioteuthidae Verrill, 1881. Version 03 November 2013 (under construction). In The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/. , available online at http://tolweb.org/Histioteuthidae/19782/2013.11.03 [details]
additional source 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 [details]
additional source Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Allcock, A. L. (2021). A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
identification resource Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 312 [details]
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Description This family is easily distinguished by large, anteriorly directed photophores over the surface of the mantle, head and amrs; a large head with the left eye considerably larger than the right; six or seven buccal lappets; buccal connectives that attached to the dorsal border of arms IV; a straight or slightly curved and slightly broad, simple, funnel locking-cartilage; suckers on the tentacular clubs arranged in four, or more commonly, more than four irregular rows; suckers on the arms biserial. [details]