original descriptionHoyle W. E. (1904). Reports on the Cephalopoda. <i>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 43</i>: 1-71, available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28865196 page(s): 42 [details]
taxonomy sourceYoung R.E., Burgess L.A., Roper C.F.E., Sweeney M.J. & Stephen S.J. (1998) Classification of the Enoploteuthidae, Pyroteuthidae, and Ancistrocheiridae. Pp. 239-255, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599.[details]
basis of recordRoper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Pyroteuthidae. <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. 379-383., available online athttp://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf page(s): 379 [details]
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