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Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883

AphiaID

138294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138294)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Opisthoteuthis agassizii A. E. Verrill, 1883 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Opisthoteuthidae A. E. Verrill, 1896

Original name

Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883

Synonymised names

Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920 · unaccepted

Opisthoteuthis (Teuthidiscus) S. S. Berry, 1918 · unaccepted

Direct children (26)

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Species Opisthoteuthis agassizii A. E. Verrill, 1883
Species Opisthoteuthis borealis M. A. Collins, 2005
Species Opisthoteuthis bruuni (G. L. Voss, 1982)
Species Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis Verhoeff, 2025
Species Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999
Species Opisthoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1903)
Species Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, M. A. Collins, P. Sánchez & N. A. Voss, 2002
Species Opisthoteuthis kerberos Verhoeff, 2024
Species Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920)
Species Opisthoteuthis mero O'Shea, 1999
Species Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976
Species Opisthoteuthis pluto S. S. Berry, 1918
Species Opisthoteuthis robsoni O'Shea, 1999
Subgenus Opisthoteuthis (Teuthidiscus) S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883
1. Species Opisthoteuthis (Teuthidiscus) pluto S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Opisthoteuthis pluto S. S. Berry, 1918
Species Opisthoteuthis adorabilis (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) accepted as Insigniteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Opisthoteuthis californiana S. S. Berry, 1949 accepted as Insigniteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Opisthoteuthis calypso Villanueva, M. A. Collins, P. Sánchez & N. A. Voss, 2002 accepted as Insigniteuthis calypso (Villanueva, M. A. Collins, P. Sánchez & N. A. Voss, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Opisthoteuthis depressa Ijima & Ikeda, 1895 accepted as Exsuperoteuthis depressa (Ijima & Ikeda, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis C. C. Lu, 2010 accepted as Insigniteuthis dongshaensis (C. C. Lu, 2010) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915 accepted as Insigniteuthis extensa (Thiele, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Opisthoteuthis japonica Iw. Taki, 1962 accepted as Exsuperoteuthis depressa (Ijima & Ikeda, 1895) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915 accepted as Insigniteuthis medusoides (Thiele, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Opisthoteuthis persephone S. S. Berry, 1918 accepted as Exsuperoteuthis persephone (S. S. Berry, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Opisthoteuthis vossi P. Sánchez & Guerra, 1989 accepted as Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920)

Environment

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

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1883). Supplementary report on the "Blake" cephalopods. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 11(5): 105-115., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30397620
page(s): 113 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138294 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2015-01-29 14:25:59Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-02-07 15:28:10Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2018-06-12 20:47:43Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2020-01-28 18:00:35Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2023-06-19 00:28:51Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Verrill, A. E. (1883). Supplementary report on the "Blake" cephalopods. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 11(5): 105-115., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30397620
page(s): 113 [details]

original description (of Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920) Grimpe G. 1920. Teuthologische Mitteilungen V. Zwei neue Cirraten-Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 51: 230-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458582 [details]

basis of record Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, 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.
page(s): 248 [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Villanueva, R.; Collins, M.A.; Sánchez, P.; Voss, N.A. (2002). Systematics, distribution and biology of the cirrate octopods of the genus Opisthoteuthis (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with description of two new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 71(2): 933-985 (look up in IMIS) [details]

taxonomy source Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 44: 277-322.
page(s): 296-297 [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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