Deep-Sea taxon details
Thysanoteuthidae W. Keferstein, 1866
11762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11762)
accepted
Family
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
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. (2025). MolluscaBase. Thysanoteuthidae W. Keferstein, 1866. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11762 on 2025-06-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thysanoteuthidae W. Keferstein, 1866. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11762 on 2025-06-01
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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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 
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> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
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]
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]
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> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab069 [details]
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]
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]
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]
