WoRMS taxon details
Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857
342218 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342218)
accepted
Species
Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933 · unaccepted
Architeuthis hartingii (A. E. Verrill, 1875) · unaccepted (synonym)
Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912 · unaccepted
Architeuthis kirkii C. W. Robson, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
Architeuthis longimanus T. W. Kirk, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Architeuthis martensii (Hilgendorf, 1880) · unaccepted (synonym)
Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1860 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Architeuthis nawaji Cadenat, 1935 · unaccepted
Architeuthis physeteris (Joubin, 1900) · unaccepted (synonym)
Architeuthis princeps A. E. Verrill, 1875 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Architeuthis sanctipauli (Vélain, 1877) · unaccepted (synonym)
Architeuthis stockii (T. W. Kirk, 1882) · unaccepted (synonym)
Architeuthis verrilli T. W. Kirk, 1882 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Dinoteuthis proboscideus More, 1875 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dubioteuthis physeteris Joubin, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Loligo hartingii A. E. Verrill, 1875 · unaccepted (synonym)
Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
Megateuthus martensii Hilgendorf, 1880 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mouchezis sanctipauli Vélain, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Plectoteuthis grandis Owen, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Steenstrupia stockii T. W. Kirk, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Steenstrup, J. (1857). Oplysninger om Atlanterhavets colossale Blaeksprutter. <em>Forhandlinger ved de Skandinaviske Naturforskeres.</em> 7 (1856): 182-185., available online at http://books.google.dk/books?id=qzo4AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA182
page(s): 183 [details]
page(s): 183 [details]
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Holotype ZMB 34798, geounit Atlantic Ocean
Holotype ZMB 34798, geounit Atlantic Ocean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342218 on 2024-08-13
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original description
Steenstrup, J. (1857). Oplysninger om Atlanterhavets colossale Blaeksprutter. <em>Forhandlinger ved de Skandinaviske Naturforskeres.</em> 7 (1856): 182-185., available online at http://books.google.dk/books?id=qzo4AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA182
page(s): 183 [details]
original description (of Megateuthus martensii Hilgendorf, 1880) Hilgendorf, F. (1880). Uber Megatheutus martensii g. n., sp. n., einen riesigen Tintenfisch aus Japan. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> Sitzung vom 20. April 1880: 65-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8807293 [details]
original description (of Steenstrupia stockii T. W. Kirk, 1882) Kirk, T. W. (1882). Description of new Cephalopoda. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 14: 283–286., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34671732
page(s): 286 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis verrilli T. W. Kirk, 1882) Kirk, T. W. (1882). Description of new Cephalopoda. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 14: 283–286., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34671732
page(s): 284 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis princeps A. E. Verrill, 1875) Verrill A.E. (1875). The colossal cephalopods of the North Atlantic. <i>American Naturalist 9(1)</i>: 21-36; 9(2)
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis nawaji Cadenat, 1935) Cadenat J. (1935). Note sur la premiere capture dans le Golfe de Gascogne du cÈphalopode geant, <i>Architeuthis nawaji</i>. <i>Compte-Rendu de l'Association Francaise pour l'Avancement des Sciences 59</i>: 513. [details]
original description (of Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1860) Harting P. (1860). Description de quelques fragments de deux cephalopodes gigantesques. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam.</em> 9(1)[1861]: 1-16, pl. 1-3 [issued separately, 1860]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39289590 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis kirkii C. W. Robson, 1887) Robson, C.W. (1887). On a new species of giant cuttlefish, stranded at Cape Campbell, June 30th., 1886 (Architeuthis kirki). <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 19: 155–157.
page(s): 155 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis longimanus T. W. Kirk, 1888) Kirk, T.W. (1888). Brief description of a new species of large decapod (Architeuthis longimanus). <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 20: 34–39. [details]
original description (of Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933) Robson G.C. (1933). On <i>Architeuthis clarkei</i>, a new species of giant squid, with observations on the genus.. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1933(3)</i>: 681-697, 8 figures, 1 plate.
page(s): 682; pl 1 [details]
original description (of Loligo hartingii A. E. Verrill, 1875) Verrill A.E. (1875). The colossal cephalopods of the North Atlantic. <i>American Naturalist 9(1)</i>: 21-36; 9(2)
page(s): 86 [details]
taxonomy source Winkelmann I., Campos P.F., Strugnell J., Cherel Y., Smith P.J., Kubodera T., Allcock L., Kampmann M.-L., Schroeder H., Guerra A., Norman M., Finn J., Ingrao D., Clarke M. & Gilbert T.P. (2013) Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of the giant squid <i>Architeuthis</i>: genetics sheds new light on one of the most enigmatic marine species. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society, B</i> 280: 20130273., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0273 [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Roper, C.F.E. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Architeuthidae. <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. <em>pp. 121-123.</em> , available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 122 [details]
additional source Blake, J. H. (1909). A giant squid. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(3): 43-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314608
page(s): No formal identification [details]
additional source Blake, J. H. (1909). Suckers from the big squid. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(6): 83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314627 [details]
additional source Marshall, B. A. (1996). Molluscan name-bearing types in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. <em>Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.</em> 9: 1-85., available online at https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/document/3382 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [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]
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): 332 [details]
page(s): 183 [details]
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original description (of Megateuthus martensii Hilgendorf, 1880) Hilgendorf, F. (1880). Uber Megatheutus martensii g. n., sp. n., einen riesigen Tintenfisch aus Japan. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> Sitzung vom 20. April 1880: 65-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8807293 [details]
original description (of Steenstrupia stockii T. W. Kirk, 1882) Kirk, T. W. (1882). Description of new Cephalopoda. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 14: 283–286., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34671732
page(s): 286 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis verrilli T. W. Kirk, 1882) Kirk, T. W. (1882). Description of new Cephalopoda. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 14: 283–286., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34671732
page(s): 284 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis princeps A. E. Verrill, 1875) Verrill A.E. (1875). The colossal cephalopods of the North Atlantic. <i>American Naturalist 9(1)</i>: 21-36; 9(2)
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis nawaji Cadenat, 1935) Cadenat J. (1935). Note sur la premiere capture dans le Golfe de Gascogne du cÈphalopode geant, <i>Architeuthis nawaji</i>. <i>Compte-Rendu de l'Association Francaise pour l'Avancement des Sciences 59</i>: 513. [details]
original description (of Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1860) Harting P. (1860). Description de quelques fragments de deux cephalopodes gigantesques. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Amsterdam.</em> 9(1)[1861]: 1-16, pl. 1-3 [issued separately, 1860]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39289590 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis kirkii C. W. Robson, 1887) Robson, C.W. (1887). On a new species of giant cuttlefish, stranded at Cape Campbell, June 30th., 1886 (Architeuthis kirki). <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 19: 155–157.
page(s): 155 [details]
original description (of Architeuthis longimanus T. W. Kirk, 1888) Kirk, T.W. (1888). Brief description of a new species of large decapod (Architeuthis longimanus). <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 20: 34–39. [details]
original description (of Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933) Robson G.C. (1933). On <i>Architeuthis clarkei</i>, a new species of giant squid, with observations on the genus.. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1933(3)</i>: 681-697, 8 figures, 1 plate.
page(s): 682; pl 1 [details]
original description (of Loligo hartingii A. E. Verrill, 1875) Verrill A.E. (1875). The colossal cephalopods of the North Atlantic. <i>American Naturalist 9(1)</i>: 21-36; 9(2)
page(s): 86 [details]
taxonomy source Winkelmann I., Campos P.F., Strugnell J., Cherel Y., Smith P.J., Kubodera T., Allcock L., Kampmann M.-L., Schroeder H., Guerra A., Norman M., Finn J., Ingrao D., Clarke M. & Gilbert T.P. (2013) Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of the giant squid <i>Architeuthis</i>: genetics sheds new light on one of the most enigmatic marine species. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society, B</i> 280: 20130273., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0273 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Roper, C.F.E. & Jereb, P. (2010). Family Architeuthidae. <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. <em>pp. 121-123.</em> , available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 122 [details]
additional source Blake, J. H. (1909). A giant squid. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(3): 43-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314608
page(s): No formal identification [details]
additional source Blake, J. H. (1909). Suckers from the big squid. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 23(6): 83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5314627 [details]
additional source Marshall, B. A. (1996). Molluscan name-bearing types in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. <em>Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.</em> 9: 1-85., available online at https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/document/3382 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [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]
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): 332 [details]
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Holotype ZMB 34798, geounit Atlantic Ocean [details]
Language | Name | |
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Chinese | Dà-Wàng-Yóu | [details] |
English | Japanese giant squid [from synonym]giant squidgiant oceanic squidAtlantic giant squid | [details] |
French | calmar géant | [details] |
German | Japanischer Riesenkalmar [from synonym]Atlantischer Riesenkalmar | [details] |
Japanese | ダイオウイカ [from synonym] | [details] |
Russian | Гигантский кальмар | [details] |
Swedish | jättebläckfiskar | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (65 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Steenstrupia stockii T. W. Kirk, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis verrilli T. W. Kirk, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis martensii (Hilgendorf, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis kirkii C. W. Robson, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis physeteris (Joubin, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis princeps A. E. Verrill, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Dubioteuthis physeteris Joubin, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis longimanus T. W. Kirk, 1888)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Architeuthis dux)
To GB Mollusca Types (Architeuthis clarkei Robson, 1933; Holotype; SCARB: 2000.952.397) (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To GenBank (7445 nucleotides; 775 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Architeuthis clarkei Robson; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2435610) (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1111097 Architeuthis dux - upper beak, side view, (9381) left image)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis princeps A. E. Verrill, 1875)
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis nawaji Cadenat, 1935)
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis hartingii (A. E. Verrill, 1875))
To PESI (from synonym Loligo hartingii A. E. Verrill, 1875)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010272.GP)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Steenstrupia stockii T. W. Kirk, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis verrilli T. W. Kirk, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis martensii (Hilgendorf, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis kirkii C. W. Robson, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis physeteris (Joubin, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis princeps A. E. Verrill, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Dubioteuthis physeteris Joubin, 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Architeuthis longimanus T. W. Kirk, 1888)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Architeuthis japonica Pfeffer, 1912)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Architeuthis dux)
To GB Mollusca Types (Architeuthis clarkei Robson, 1933; Holotype; SCARB: 2000.952.397) (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To GenBank (7445 nucleotides; 775 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Architeuthis clarkei Robson; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2435610) (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1111097 Architeuthis dux - upper beak, side view, (9381) left image)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis princeps A. E. Verrill, 1875)
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis nawaji Cadenat, 1935)
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis clarkei G. C. Robson, 1933)
To PESI (from synonym Architeuthis hartingii (A. E. Verrill, 1875))
To PESI (from synonym Loligo hartingii A. E. Verrill, 1875)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010272.GP)