WoRMS taxon details
Chiroteuthis calyx R. E. Young, 1972
341796 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341796)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Young, R. E. (1972). The systematics and aerial distribution of pelagic cephalopods in the seas off Southern California. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 97: 1-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.97
page(s): 69, pl. 20; 21A,B; 22A-K,N-Q [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 69, pl. 20; 21A,B; 22A-K,N-Q [details] Available for editors
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chiroteuthis calyx R. E. Young, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341796 on 2026-03-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Young, R. E. (1972). The systematics and aerial distribution of pelagic cephalopods in the seas off Southern California. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 97: 1-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.97
page(s): 69, pl. 20; 21A,B; 22A-K,N-Q [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Chiroteuthidae. <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. 135-145., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 138 [details]
page(s): 69, pl. 20; 21A,B; 22A-K,N-Q [details] Available for editors
basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Chiroteuthidae. <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. 135-145., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 138 [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]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat mesopelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Calyсine long-armed squid | [details] |
| Japanese | ツクシユウレイイカ | [details] |
| Russian | Хиротеутис чашевидный | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiroteuthis calyx)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485149_2)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485149_3)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiroteuthis calyx)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485149_2)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485149_3)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS