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Amphitretinae Hoyle, 1886

AphiaID

742051 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:742051)

Classification

Status

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Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886

Original name

Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886

Synonymised names

Idioctopodidae Taki, 1962 · unaccepted

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Genus Amphitretus Hoyle, 1885

Environment

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

Original description

(of Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886) Hoyle, W. E. (1886). Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 16 (part 44): i-vi, 1–245, pl. 1-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48809163
page(s): 67 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Amphitretinae Hoyle, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742051 on 2026-08-02

Taxonomic edit history

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2013-09-28 22:36:12Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-02-07 15:28:10Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2026-08-02 22:17:57Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description (of Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886) Hoyle, W. E. (1886). Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 16 (part 44): i-vi, 1–245, pl. 1-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48809163
page(s): 67 [details]

Taxonomy

status source Strugnell J.M., Norman M.D., Vecchione M., Guzik M. & Allcock A.L. (2014). The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history. Hydrobiologia. 725: 215-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1517-6 [details]

Other

additional source Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Amphitretidae. pp. 217-219, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]

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Japanese	テナガヤワラダコ科 [from synonym]	[details]

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Idioctopodidae Taki, 1962)

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