WoRMS taxon details
Octopoteuthis Rüppell, 1844
138271 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138271)
accepted
Genus
Octopoteuthis sicula Rüppell, 1844 (type by monotypy)
Octopodoteuthis Krohn, 1845 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation)
Octopodoteuthopsis Pfeffer, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Verania Krohn, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Octopoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931
- Species Octopoteuthis deletron R. E. Young, 1972
- Species Octopoteuthis indica Naef, 1923
- Species Octopoteuthis megaptera (A. E. Verrill, 1885)
- Species Octopoteuthis nielseni G. C. Robson, 1948
- Species Octopoteuthis rugosa Clarke, 1980
- Species Octopoteuthis sicula Rüppell, 1844
- Species Octopoteuthis neilseni G. C. Robson, 1948 accepted as Octopoteuthis nielseni G. C. Robson, 1948 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Octopoteuthis siculus Rüppell, 1844 accepted as Octopoteuthis sicula Rüppell, 1844 (spelling variation)
- Species Octopoteuthis longiptera Akimushkin, 1963 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, E. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni cefalopodi del mare di Messina: lettera del Dr. Eduardo Rüppell di Frankfort sul Meno al Prof. Anastasio Cocco. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letteràrio di Messina.</em> 5(27–28):129-135. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopoteuthis Rüppell, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138271 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Rüppell, E. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni cefalopodi del mare di Messina: lettera del Dr. Eduardo Rüppell di Frankfort sul Meno al Prof. Anastasio Cocco. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letteràrio di Messina.</em> 5(27–28):129-135. [details]
original description (of Octopodoteuthis Krohn, 1845) Krohn, A. (1845). Ueber einen neuen Cephalopoden (Octopodoteuthis). <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 11(1): 47-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6482977 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
original description (of Octopodoteuthis Krohn, 1845) Krohn, A. (1845). Ueber einen neuen Cephalopoden (Octopodoteuthis). <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 11(1): 47-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6482977 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Octopoteuthidae. <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. 262-268., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 263 [details]
[request]additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Octopoteuthidae. <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. 262-268., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 263 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
