WoRMS taxon details
Thysanoteuthidae W. Keferstein, 1866
11762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11762)
accepted
Family
- Genus Thysanoteuthis Troschel, 1857
- Genus Cirrobrachium Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Thysanoteuthis Troschel, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Keferstein, W. M. (1866). Kopffüsser: Cephalopoda Cuv., pages 1307-1464, plates 110-136. In H.G. Bronn, Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-reiches: Weichthiere (Malacozoa). 1500 pages, 136 plates. Leipzig und Heidelberg, 1862-1866. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35742696
page(s): 1445 [details]
page(s): 1445 [details]
Description The family is characterized by a funnel locking-cartilage with a long, narrow longitudinal groove and a short, broad...
Description The family is characterized by a funnel locking-cartilage with a long, narrow longitudinal groove and a short, broad transverse groove (-l -shaped); long broad fins in the shape of a rhombus that extend nearly the full length of the mantle; a nuchal-mantle lock with two distinct knobs that fit into opposing pits; extremely long, cirrate trabeculae on the arms; buccal connectives that attach to the ventral borders of arms IV; two rows of suckers on the arms and four rows of suckers on the manus; the absence of photophores. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Thysanoteuthidae W. Keferstein, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11762 on 2026-09-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Keferstein, W. M. (1866). Kopffüsser: Cephalopoda Cuv., pages 1307-1464, plates 110-136. In H.G. Bronn, Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-reiches: Weichthiere (Malacozoa). 1500 pages, 136 plates. Leipzig und Heidelberg, 1862-1866. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35742696
page(s): 1445 [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]
page(s): 1445 [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]
Identification resource
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): 366 [details]
page(s): 366 [details]
Other
additional source
Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Thysanoteuthidae. <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. 384-387., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description The family is characterized by a funnel locking-cartilage with a long, narrow longitudinal groove and a short, broad transverse groove (-l -shaped); long broad fins in the shape of a rhombus that extend nearly the full length of the mantle; a nuchal-mantle lock with two distinct knobs that fit into opposing pits; extremely long, cirrate trabeculae on the arms; buccal connectives that attach to the ventral borders of arms IV; two rows of suckers on the arms and four rows of suckers on the manus; the absence of photophores. [details]
