WoRMS taxon details
Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908
11739 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11739)
accepted
Family
Lycoteuthinae Pfeffer, 1908 · unaccepted
Thaumatolampadidae Chun, 1903 · unaccepted (treated by Voss (1962) as nomen...)
treated by Voss (1962) as nomen oblitum
- Genus Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900
- Genus Nematolampas S. S. Berry, 1913
- Genus Selenoteuthis G. L. Voss, 1959
- Genus Asthenoteuthion Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 (synonym)
- Genus Leptodontoteuthis G. C. Robson, 1926 accepted as Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Lycoteuthinae Pfeffer, 1908 accepted as Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908
- Genus Oregoniateuthis G. L. Voss, 1956 accepted as Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 (synonym)
- Genus Thaumatolampas Chun, 1903 accepted as Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lycoteuthinae Pfeffer, 1908) Pfeffer, G. (1908). Teuthologische Bemerkungen. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum Hamburg.</em> 25: 289-295., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7983123
page(s): 294 [details]
page(s): 294 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11739 on 2026-10-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lycoteuthinae Pfeffer, 1908) Pfeffer, G. (1908). Teuthologische Bemerkungen. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum Hamburg.</em> 25: 289-295., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7983123
page(s): 294 [details]
basis of record Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Allcock, A. L. (2021). A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1212-1235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Lycoteuthidae. <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. 241-246., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 241 [details]
basis of record Voss, G. L. (1962). A monograph of the Cephalopoda of the North Atlantic. I. The family Lycoteuthidae. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 12(2): 264-305., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1962/00000012/00000002/art00006# [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 294 [details]
basis of record Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á.; Taite, M.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Allcock, A. L. (2021). A phylogenomic look into the systematics of oceanic squids (order Oegopsida). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1212-1235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Lycoteuthidae. <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. 241-246., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 241 [details]
basis of record Voss, G. L. (1962). A monograph of the Cephalopoda of the North Atlantic. I. The family Lycoteuthidae. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 12(2): 264-305., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1962/00000012/00000002/art00006# [details] Available for editors
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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): 256 [details]
identification resource Nesis, K.N. (1982). A brief identification guide to the Cephalopods of the world Ocean [Краткий определитель головоногих моллюсков Мирового океана]. Moscow: Light and Food industry Publishing House. 385 pp.
page(s): 153 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 256 [details]
identification resource Nesis, K.N. (1982). A brief identification guide to the Cephalopods of the world Ocean [Краткий определитель головоногих моллюсков Мирового океана]. Moscow: Light and Food industry Publishing House. 385 pp.
page(s): 153 [details] Available for editors
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