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Liocranchia Pfeffer, 1884

AphiaID

137851 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137851)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Liocranchia brockii Pfeffer, 1884 accepted as Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Cranchiinae Prosch, 1849

Original name

Liocranchia Pfeffer, 1884

Synonymised names

Cranchia (Liocranchia) Pfeffer, 1884 · unaccepted

Fusocranchia Joubin, 1920 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856)
Species Liocranchia valdiviae Chun, 1910
Species Liocranchia gardineri G. C. Robson, 1921 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Liocranchia brockii Pfeffer, 1884 accepted as Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856) (synonym)
Species Liocranchia elongata Issel, 1908 accepted as Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856) (synonym)
Species Liocranchia intermedia G. C. Robson, 1924 accepted as Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Liocranchia reinhardti (Steenstrup, 1856) accepted as Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Liocranchia globula (S. S. Berry, 1909) represented as Cranchia (Liocranchia) globula S. S. Berry, 1909

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Pfeffer G. 1884. Die Cephalopoden des Hamburger Naturhistorischen Museums. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften, Hamburg, 8(1): 1-30., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/70869
page(s): 25 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Liocranchia Pfeffer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137851 on 2026-09-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2006-09-22 06:50:38Z

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Martinez, Olga

2011-02-09 20:12:14Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2016-06-05 23:25:11Z

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Finn, Julian

2016-06-07 01:47:25Z

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Finn, Julian

2026-04-24 12:57:22Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Pfeffer G. 1884. Die Cephalopoden des Hamburger Naturhistorischen Museums. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften, Hamburg, 8(1): 1-30., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/70869
page(s): 25 [details]

original description (of Fusocranchia Joubin, 1920) Joubin L. 1920. Céphalopodes provenant des Campagnes de la Princesse-Alice (1898-1910). Résultats des Campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert 1er, Prince Souverain de Monaco, 54: 1-95, 16 pl. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34178111
page(s): 73 [details]

basis of record Voss, N. A. (1980). A generic revision of the Cranchiidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Bulletin of Marine Science. 30(2): 365-412., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1980/00000030/00000002/art00003 [details]

Other

additional source Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Cranchiidae. 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. pp. 148-178., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 156 [details]