WoRMS taxon details
Histioteuthis heteropsis (S. S. Berry, 1913)
341868 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341868)
accepted
Species
Calliteuthis (Meleagroteuthis) heteropsis S. S. Berry, 1913 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Berry, S.S. (1913). Notes on some west American cephalopods. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 65: 72–77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26307051 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Histioteuthis heteropsis (S. S. Berry, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341868 on 2026-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Berry, S.S. (1913). Notes on some west American cephalopods. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 65: 72–77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26307051 [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
page(s): 354 [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
page(s): 354 [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 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): 235 [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): 235 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat mesopelagic [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Calliteuthis (Meleagroteuthis) heteropsis S. S. Berry, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Histioteuthis heteropsis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Calliteuthis (Meleagroteuthis) heteropsis S. S. Berry, 1913)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Calliteuthis (Meleagroteuthis) heteropsis S. S. Berry, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Histioteuthis heteropsis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Calliteuthis (Meleagroteuthis) heteropsis S. S. Berry, 1913)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS