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Megaleledonidae Taki, 1961

AphiaID

834050 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:834050)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Octopodoidea A. d'Orbigny, 1839

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Genus Adelieledone Allcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003
Genus Bathypurpurata Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005
1. Species Bathypurpurata profunda Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005
Genus Bentheledone G. C. Robson, 1932
1. Species Bentheledone albida (S. S. Berry, 1917)
2. Species Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885)
Genus Graneledone Joubin, 1918
1. Species Graneledone antarctica G. L. Voss, 1976
2. Species Graneledone boreopacifica Nesis, 1982
3. Species Graneledone challengeri (S. S. Berry, 1916)
4. Species Graneledone gonzalezi Guerra, González & Cherel, 2000
5. Species Graneledone kubodera O'Shea, 1999
6. Species Graneledone macrotyla G. L. Voss, 1976
7. Species Graneledone pacifica G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990
8. Species Graneledone taniwha O'Shea, 1999
  1. Subspecies Graneledone taniwha kubodera O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Graneledone kubodera O'Shea, 1999 (original rank)
  2. Subspecies Graneledone taniwha taniwha O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Graneledone taniwha O'Shea, 1999 (subspecies not accepted)
9. Species Graneledone verrucosa (A. E. Verrill, 1881)
  1. Subspecies Graneledone verrucosa media Joubin, 1918 accepted as Graneledone verrucosa (A. E. Verrill, 1881)
  2. Subspecies Graneledone verrucosa verrucosa (A. E. Verrill, 1881) accepted as Graneledone verrucosa (A. E. Verrill, 1881)
10. Species Graneledone yamana Guerrero-Kommritz, 2000
11. Species Graneledone polymorpha G. C. Robson, 1930 accepted as Adelieledone polymorpha (G. C. Robson, 1930) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
12. Species Graneledone setebos G. C. Robson, 1932 accepted as Megaleledone setebos (G. C. Robson, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Genus Megaleledone Iw. Taki, 1961
1. Species Megaleledone setebos (G. C. Robson, 1932)
2. Species Megaleledone senoi Iw. Taki, 1961 accepted as Megaleledone setebos (G. C. Robson, 1932)
Genus Microeledone Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2004
1. Species Microeledone mangoldi Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2004
Genus Pareledone G. C. Robson, 1932
1. Species Pareledone aequipapillae Allcock, 2005
2. Species Pareledone albimaculata Allcock, 2005
3. Species Pareledone aurata Allcock, 2005
4. Species Pareledone aurorae (S. S. Berry, 1917)
5. Species Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905)
6. Species Pareledone cornuta Allcock, 2005
7. Species Pareledone felix Allcock, Strugnell, Prodohl, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2007
8. Species Pareledone framensis Lu & Stranks, 1994
9. Species Pareledone harrissoni (S. S. Berry, 1917)
10. Species Pareledone panchroma Allcock, 2005
11. Species Pareledone prydzensis Lu & Stranks, 1994
12. Species Pareledone serperastrata Allcock, 2005
13. Species Pareledone subtilis Allcock, 2005
14. Species Pareledone turqueti (Joubin, 1905)
15. Species Pareledone adelieana (S. S. Berry, 1917) accepted as Adelieledone adelieana (S. S. Berry, 1917)
16. Species Pareledone antarctica (Thiele, 1920) accepted as Pareledone harrissoni (S. S. Berry, 1917)
17. Species Pareledone polymorpha (G. C. Robson, 1930) accepted as Adelieledone polymorpha (G. C. Robson, 1930) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
18. Species Pareledone senoi (Taki, 1961) accepted as Megaleledone setebos (G. C. Robson, 1932)
19. Species Pareledone umitakae Taki, 1961 accepted as Adelieledone adelieana (S. S. Berry, 1917) (synonym)
Genus Praealtus Allcock, M. A. Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004
1. Species Praealtus paralbida Allcock, M. A. Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004
Genus Tetracheledone G. L. Voss, 1955
1. Species Tetracheledone spinicirrhus G. L. Voss, 1955
Genus Thaumeledone G. C. Robson, 1930
1. Species Thaumeledone brevis (Hoyle, 1885)
2. Species Thaumeledone gunteri G. C. Robson, 1930
3. Species Thaumeledone marshalli O'Shea, 1999
4. Species Thaumeledone peninsulae Allcock, M. A. Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004
5. Species Thaumeledone zeiss O'Shea, 1999
6. Species Thaumeledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885) accepted as Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885)
Genus Velodona Chun, 1915
1. Species Velodona togata Chun, 1915
  1. Subspecies Velodona togata capensis G. C. Robson, 1924 accepted as Velodona togata Chun, 1915
Genus Vosseledone Palacio, 1978
1. Species Vosseledone charrua Palacio, 1978

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Megaleledonidae Taki, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834050 on 2024-09-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-02-14 13:10:31Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-02-07 15:28:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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status source Strugnell J.M., Norman M.D., Vecchione M., Guzik M. & Allcock A.L. (2014). The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 725: 215-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1517-6 [details]

status source Taite, M.; Fernández-Álvarez, F.; Braid, H.; Bush, S.; Bolstad, K.; Drewery, J.; Mills, S.; Strugnell, J.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Voight, J.; Allcock, A. (2023). Genome skimming elucidates the evolutionary history of Octopoda. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 182: 107729., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107729 [details]

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