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Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904

AphiaID

138423 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138423)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844 accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (type by original designation)

Type taxon of

Pyroteuthidae Pfeffer, 1912

Parent

Pyroteuthidae Pfeffer, 1912

Original name

Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904

Synonymised names

Charibditeuthis Vivanti, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)

Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) Pfeffer, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Pyroteuthis addolux R. E. Young, 1972
Species Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844)
Species Pyroteuthis serrata Riddell, 1985
Subgenus Pyroteuthis (Ioteuthion) Pfeffer, 1912 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, developmental stage of Pterygioteuthis and Pyroteuthis)
1. Species Pyroteuthis (Ioteuthion) schnehageni Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pterygioteuthis gemmata Chun, 1908 (dubious synonym)
Subgenus Pyroteuthis (Pterygioteuthis) accepted as Pterygioteuthis H. Fischer, 1896
1. Species Pyroteuthis (Pterygioteuthis) giardi (H. Fischer, 1896) accepted as Pterygioteuthis giardi H. Fischer, 1896
Subgenus Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904 (synonym)
1. Species Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) atlantica Pfeffer, 1912 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
2. Species Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (synonym)
3. Species Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) planctonica Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pterygioteuthis giardi H. Fischer, 1896 (dubious synonym)
Species Pyroteuthis margaritifer (Rüppell, 1844) accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (misspelling)
Species Pyroteuthis mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (synonym)
Species Pyroteuthis planctonica Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pterygioteuthis giardi H. Fischer, 1896 (dubious synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Hoyle W. E. (1904). Reports on the Cephalopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 43: 1-71, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28865196
page(s): 42 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138423 on 2026-05-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2011-06-26 08:43:10Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2016-06-11 23:30:29Z

changed

Finn, Julian

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Nomenclature

original description Hoyle W. E. (1904). Reports on the Cephalopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 43: 1-71, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28865196
page(s): 42 [details]

basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Pyroteuthidae. 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. 379-383., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 379 [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Young R.E., Burgess L.A., Roper C.F.E., Sweeney M.J. & Stephen S.J. (1998) Classification of the Enoploteuthidae, Pyroteuthidae, and Ancistrocheiridae. Pp. 239-255, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599. [details]