WoRMS taxon details
Grimpoteuthis boylei M. A. Collins, 2003
153093 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153093)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Collins, M.A. (2003). The genus <i>Grimpoteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species. <i>Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 139(1)</i>: 93-127 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 105-110 [details]
page(s): 105-110 [details]
Note Porcupine Abyssal plain (48º47'N, 16º30'W,...
Type locality Porcupine Abyssal plain (48º47'N, 16º30'W, 4845-4847 m) [details]
Distribution Abyssal species, currently known from the type locality (Porcupine Abyssal Plain), from the Porcupine Seabight and the...
Distribution Abyssal species, currently known from the type locality (Porcupine Abyssal Plain), from the Porcupine Seabight and the Madeira Abyssal Plain. Probably distributed at abyssal depths from 20°N to 50°N in the north-east Atlantic. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Grimpoteuthis boylei M. A. Collins, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153093 on 2025-10-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Collins, M.A. (2003). The genus <i>Grimpoteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species. <i>Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 139(1)</i>: 93-127 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 105-110 [details]
page(s): 105-110 [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 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.
page(s): 299 [details]
additional source Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 257 [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 299 [details]
additional source Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 257 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Porcupine Abyssal plain (48º47'N, 16º30'W, 4845-4847 m) [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Abyssal species, currently known from the type locality (Porcupine Abyssal Plain), from the Porcupine Seabight and the Madeira Abyssal Plain. Probably distributed at abyssal depths from 20°N to 50°N in the north-east Atlantic. [details]Holotype Holotype: BMNH 20030370; 1 male 90 mm ML [details]
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Grimpoteuthis boylei Collins, 2003; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2475158)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1013613 Grimpoteuthis boylei Paratype - lower beak, top view, (9947) 3-D image)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1013613 Grimpoteuthis boylei Paratype - upper beak, posterior view, (9989) right image)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To NHMUK collection (Grimpoteuthis boylei Collins, 2003; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2475158)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1013613 Grimpoteuthis boylei Paratype - lower beak, top view, (9947) 3-D image)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1013613 Grimpoteuthis boylei Paratype - upper beak, posterior view, (9989) right image)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
