WoRMS taxon details
Cirroteuthis muelleri Eschricht, 1838
342212 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342212)
accepted
Species
Cirroteuthis mulleri Eschricht, 1838 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Sciadephorus muelleri (Eschricht, 1838) · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Eschricht, D.F. (1838). Cirroteuthis müelleri, eine neue Gattung der cephalopoden bildend. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 18: 627–634.
page(s): 633 [details]
page(s): 633 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cirroteuthis muelleri Eschricht, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342212 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
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Eschricht, D.F. (1838). Cirroteuthis müelleri, eine neue Gattung der cephalopoden bildend. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 18: 627–634.
page(s): 633 [details]
basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. <i> Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</i> 44: 277-322. [details]
page(s): 633 [details]
basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. <i> Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</i> 44: 277-322. [details]
Other
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 Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Cirroteuthidae. pp. 262-265, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 263 [details]
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 Braid, H.E. & Bolstad, K.S.R. (2019). Cephalopod biodiversity of the Kermadec Islands; implications for conservation and some future taxonomic priorities. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 33: 402-425.
page(s): 409 [details]
additional source Verhoeff, T. J. & O'Shea, S. (2025). A new southern hemisphere species of <i>Cirroteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Cirrata: Cirroteuthidae), and re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of <i>Cirroteuthis hoylei</i> Robson, 1932. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> 33(1): DOI 10.12657/folmal.033.003: 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.033.003 [details]
additional source Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Cirroteuthidae. pp. 262-265, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 263 [details]
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 Braid, H.E. & Bolstad, K.S.R. (2019). Cephalopod biodiversity of the Kermadec Islands; implications for conservation and some future taxonomic priorities. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 33: 402-425.
page(s): 409 [details]
additional source Verhoeff, T. J. & O'Shea, S. (2025). A new southern hemisphere species of <i>Cirroteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Cirrata: Cirroteuthidae), and re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of <i>Cirroteuthis hoylei</i> Robson, 1932. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> 33(1): DOI 10.12657/folmal.033.003: 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.033.003 [details]





Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal to abyssal [details]
http://tolweb.org/Cirroteuthis/20094
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Cirroteuthis mulleri Eschricht, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cirroteuthis muelleri)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Cirroteuthis mulleri Eschricht, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cirroteuthis muelleri)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection