Deep-Sea taxon details
Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841
138074 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138074)
accepted
Genus
Calliteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted (Treated by Cossmann as a junior...)
Treated by Cossmann as a junior homonym of Histiops Peters, 1869; Hoylia is a replacement name
- Species Histioteuthis atlantica (Hoyle, 1885)
- Species Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834)
- Species Histioteuthis celetaria (G. L. Voss, 1960)
- Species Histioteuthis corona (N. A. Voss & G. L. Voss, 1962)
- Species Histioteuthis eltaninae N. A. Voss, 1969
- Species Histioteuthis heteropsis (S. S. Berry, 1913)
- Species Histioteuthis macrohista N. A. Voss, 1969
- Species Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis (Chun, 1910)
- Species Histioteuthis miranda (S. S. Berry, 1918)
- Species Histioteuthis reversa (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
- Species Histioteuthis arcturi (G. C. Robson, 1948) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis arcturi G. C. Robson, 1948 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Histioteuthis collinsii A. E. Verrill, 1879 accepted as Histioteuthis bonnellii (A. Férussac, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Histioteuthis dofleini (Pfeffer, 1912) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis dofleini Pfeffer, 1912
- Species Histioteuthis elongata (N. A. Voss & G. L. Voss, 1962) accepted as Histioteuthis reversa (A. E. Verrill, 1880) (based on juveniles of H. reversa)
- Species Histioteuthis hoylei (E. S. Goodrich, 1896) accepted as Stigmatoteuthis hoylei (E. S. Goodrich, 1896) (unaccepted combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1826-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): 226 [details]
page(s): 226 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841. 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=138074 on 2026-08-29
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Histioteuthis A. d'Orbigny, 1841. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138074 on 2026-08-29
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Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1826-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): 226 [details]
original description (of Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
original description (of Calliteuthis 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): 393 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.586.277 [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
page(s): 226 [details]
page(s): 226 [details]
original description (of Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885) Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, II: The Decapoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 16:181-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995905 [details]
original description (of Calliteuthis 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): 393 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.586.277 [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
page(s): 226 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
