WoRMS taxon details
Mobydickia poseidonii Sa. Arnold & Fernández-Álvarez, 2025
1821955 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1821955)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Arnold, S.; Nos, D.; Sáez-Liante, R.; Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á. (2025). Diversity in the squid family Ancistrocheiridae and description of a new family of the order Oegopsida (Cephalopoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(3): zlaf074., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf074
page(s): 20, fig. 7 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMUK 20240079, verbatimGeounit Area...
, Type locality contained in Bellinghausen Sea, Scotia Sea, Drake...
Holotype NHMUK 20240079, verbatimGeounit Area encompassing th... [details]
Etymology The specific epithet poseidonii is named after the mythological character Poseidon from ancient Greek religions. According...
Etymology The specific epithet poseidonii is named after the mythological character Poseidon from ancient Greek religions. According to the legends, Poseidon used his trident to create chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings, and shipwrecks. The hooks of the arms of M. poseidonii, with their main cusps and accessory claws, resemble a trident. Poseidon is a male character, so the male gender genitive suffix was applied. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mobydickia poseidonii Sa. Arnold & Fernández-Álvarez, 2025. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1821955 on 2026-09-28
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Arnold, S.; Nos, D.; Sáez-Liante, R.; Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á. (2025). Diversity in the squid family Ancistrocheiridae and description of a new family of the order Oegopsida (Cephalopoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(3): zlaf074., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf074
page(s): 20, fig. 7 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 20, fig. 7 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 20240079, verbatimGeounit Area encompassing th... [details]
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Etymology The specific epithet poseidonii is named after the mythological character Poseidon from ancient Greek religions. According to the legends, Poseidon used his trident to create chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings, and shipwrecks. The hooks of the arms of M. poseidonii, with their main cusps and accessory claws, resemble a trident. Poseidon is a male character, so the male gender genitive suffix was applied. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Poseidon's squid | [details] |
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