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Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915

342095  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342095)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Octopodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Octopoda (Order)
  8. Cirrata (Suborder)
  9. Opisthoteuthoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Opisthoteuthidae (Family)
  11. Opisthoteuthis (Genus)
  12. Opisthoteuthis extensa (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Chun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In <i>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer</i>, Valdivia <i>1898-1899</i>. 18:405-552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597984
page(s): 537 [details] 
Type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342095 on 2025-05-12
Date
action
by
2008-03-27 18:55:09Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2011-03-16 19:15:22Z
checked
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Chun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In <i>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer</i>, Valdivia <i>1898-1899</i>. 18:405-552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597984
page(s): 537 [details] 

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

Other

additional source 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. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 251 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
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