Taxonomy Profile: Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis) (D'Orbigny 1841 In Férussac and D'Orbigny 1834-1848)

Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis): Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subgenus
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Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis): Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Cephalopoda
octopuses |
squids |
cefalopode |
lula |
náutilo |
polvo |
calmars |
encornets |
pieuvres |
poulpes |
Subclass : Coleoidea
Superorder : Decabrachia
Order : Teuthida
Suborder : Oegopsina
Genus : Chiroteuthis
Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis) Direct Children(s):
Chiroteuthis veranyi
(Férussac 1834)
Chiroteuthis diaphana
(Verrill 1884)
Chiroteuthis calyx
(Young 1972)
Chiroteuthis spoeli
(Salcedo-Vargas 1996)
Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis): References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Michael J. Sweeney
Notes:
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, 10th and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis)
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Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis): Geographic Information
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Chiroteuthis (Chiroteuthis): Comments
Comment:
Taxon Validity: [fide Nesis (1987a:241)]. Type species: Loligopsis veranii Ferussac, 1835; species first mentioned, etc. [fide Hoyle (1910b:408)]