WoRMS name details
Moroteuthis robusta (A. E. Verrill, 1876)
342257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342257)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Moroteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1881 accepted as Onykia Lesueur, 1821
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ommastrephes robustus A. E. Verrill, 1876) Verrill, A.E. (1876). Note on gigantic cephalopods, – a correction. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> (series 3)12: 236-237., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36867084
page(s): 237; note: name attributed by Verrill to Dall (MS). [details]
page(s): 237; note: name attributed by Verrill to Dall (MS). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Moroteuthis robusta (A. E. Verrill, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342257 on 2026-06-07
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Nomenclature
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(of Ommastrephes robustus A. E. Verrill, 1876) Verrill, A.E. (1876). Note on gigantic cephalopods, – a correction. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> (series 3)12: 236-237., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36867084
page(s): 237; note: name attributed by Verrill to Dall (MS). [details]
new combination reference Verrill A.E. (1881). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the Southern coast of New England, N° 2. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3, 22: 292-303., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38920959
page(s): 298 [details]
page(s): 237; note: name attributed by Verrill to Dall (MS). [details]
new combination reference Verrill A.E. (1881). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the Southern coast of New England, N° 2. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3, 22: 292-303., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38920959
page(s): 298 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1882). Report on the cephalopods of the north-eastern coast of America. <em>Annual Report of the Commissioner for Fish and Fisheries.</em> (1879): 211–455, 46 pls. [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1882). Report on the cephalopods of the north-eastern coast of America. <em>Annual Report of the Commissioner for Fish and Fisheries.</em> (1879): 211–455, 46 pls. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat epipelagic [details]
