WoRMS taxon details
Octopoteuthis rugosa M. R. Clarke, 1980
342062 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342062)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clarke, M. R. (1980). Cephalopoda, in the diet of sperm whales of the southern hemisphere and their bearing on sperm whale biology. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 37: 1-324.
page(s): 156 [details]
page(s): 156 [details]
Type locality contained in South African part of the Indian Ocean
type locality contained in South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Octopoteuthis rugosa M. R. Clarke, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342062 on 2026-03-22
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Nomenclature
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Clarke, M. R. (1980). Cephalopoda, in the diet of sperm whales of the southern hemisphere and their bearing on sperm whale biology. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 37: 1-324.
page(s): 156 [details]
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): 268 [details]
page(s): 156 [details]
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): 268 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat meso-bathypelagic [details]
