WoRMS name details
Loligo hemiptera Howell, 1868
878122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:878122)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Howell, S. B. (1868). Description of two new species of cephalopods. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3: 239-241 ["1867"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658978
page(s): 239 [details]
page(s): 239 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Mexico
type locality contained in Gulf of Mexico [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Loligo hemiptera Howell, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=878122 on 2026-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Howell, S. B. (1868). Description of two new species of cephalopods. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 3: 239-241 ["1867"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6658978
page(s): 239 [details]
basis of record Jereb, P., Vecchione, M. & Roper, C.F.E. (2010). Family Loliginidae. <i>In</i> P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids</i>. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. pp. 38-117., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 81 [details]
page(s): 239 [details]
basis of record Jereb, P., Vecchione, M. & Roper, C.F.E. (2010). Family Loliginidae. <i>In</i> P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids</i>. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. pp. 38-117., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 81 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
