WoRMS taxon details
Octopoteuthis deletron R. E. Young, 1972
342057 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342057)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Young, R. E. (1972). The systematics and aerial distribution of pelagic cephalopods in the seas off Southern California. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 97: 1-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.97 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Octopoteuthis deletron R. E. Young, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342057 on 2026-03-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Young, R. E. (1972). The systematics and aerial distribution of pelagic cephalopods in the seas off Southern California. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 97: 1-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.97 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Octopoteuthidae. <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. 262-268., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 267 [details]
[request]basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Octopoteuthidae. <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. 262-268., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 267 [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]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Shabby octopus squid | [details] |
| Japanese | キタノヤツデイカ | [details] |
| Russian | Октопотеутис разрушенный | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopoteuthis deletron)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485162_2)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485162_3)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopoteuthis deletron)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485162_2)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485162_3)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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