Taxonomy Profile: Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Chun 1903)

Vampyroteuthis infernalis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Vampyroteuthis macrope
Berry 1911
Melanoteuthis beebei
Robson 1929
Melanoteuthis anderseni
Joubin 1931
Hansenoteuthis lucens
Joubin 1929
Melanoteuthis lucens
Joubin 1912
Cirroteuthis macrope
Berry 1911
Watasella nigra
Sasaki 1920
Retroteuthis pacifica
Joubin 1929
Danateuthis schmidti
Joubin 1929
Melanoteuthis schmidti
Joubin 1929
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Vampyroteuthis infernalis: 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
Vampyroteuthis infernalis Direct Children(s):
Vampyroteuthis infernalis: 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:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Chun, C.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1903-01-01 / 1903-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres. 2nd ed.
Page(s):
592
Publisher:
Gustav Fischer
Publication Place:
Jena, Germany
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
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:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pickford, G. E.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1939-01-01 / 1939-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A re-examination of the types of Melanoteuthis lucens Joubin
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin de l'Institut Oceanographique, 777
Page(s):
1-12
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Vampyroteuthis infernalis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Vampyroteuthis infernalis: Comments
Comment:
Taxon Validity: [fide Pickford (1939:48)]. Repository: ZMB Holotype [fide Pickford (1939:48)]. Type Locality: Gulf of Guinea? [fide Unresolved]