Taxonomy Profile: Opisthoteuthidae (Verrill 1896)

Opisthoteuthidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Opisthoteuthidae: 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 : Octobrachia
Order : Octopoda
Suborder : Cirrina
Opisthoteuthidae Direct Children(s):
Opisthoteuthis
(Verrill 1883)
Grimpoteuthis
(Robson 1932)
Opisthoteuthidae: 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:
Opisthoteuthidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Opisthoteuthidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Verrill, A. E.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1896-01-01 / 1896-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
The Opisthoteuthidae. A remarkable new family of deep sea Cephalopoda, with remarks on some points in molluscan morphology
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Journal of Science, (series 4) 2 (11)
Page(s):
74-80
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Opisthoteuthidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Voss, G. L. / M. R. Clarke and E. R. Trueman, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1988-01-01 / 1988-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Evolution and phylogenetic relationships of deep-sea octopods (Cirrata and Incirrata)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Mollusca, Volume 12, Paleontology and Neontology of Cephalopoda
Page(s):
355
Publisher:
Academic Press
Publication Place:
San Diego, CA, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Opisthoteuthidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Sweeney, M. J. and C. F. E. Roper / N. A. Voss, M. Vecchione, R. B. Toll and M. J. Sweeney, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Classification, type localities and type repositories of recent Cephalopoda
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Systematics and Biogeography of Cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 586 (I-II)
Page(s):
561-599
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, D. C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Opisthoteuthidae
Opisthoteuthidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Opisthoteuthidae: Comments
Comment:
Taxon Validity: [fide Voss (1988b:267)]