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Vampyroteuthis infernalis  Chun, 1903
Taxonomic Serial No.: 82587

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Cirroteuthis macrope Berry, 1911
  
    Danateuthis schmidti Joubin, 1929
  
    Hansenoteuthis lucens Joubin, 1929
  
    Melanoteuthis anderseni Joubin, 1931
  
    Melanoteuthis beebei Robson, 1929
  
    Melanoteuthis lucens Joubin, 1912
  
    Melanoteuthis schmidti Joubin, 1929
  
    Retroteuthis pacifica Joubin, 1929
  
    Vampyroteuthis macrope (Berry, 1911)
  
    Watasella nigra Sasaki, 1920
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumMollusca  -- molluscs, mollusks, mollusques, molusco  
       ClassCephalopoda Cuvier, 1797 -- calmars, cefalopode, encornets, lula, náutilo, octopuses, pieuvres, polvo, poulpes, squids  
          SubclassColeoidea Bather, 1888  
             SuperorderOctobrachia Fioroni, 1981  
                OrderVampyromorphida Pickford, 1939  
                   FamilyVampyroteuthidae Thiele in Chun, 1915  
                      GenusVampyroteuthis Chun, 1903  
                         SpeciesVampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903  
       

 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   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Vampyroteuthis infernalis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Chun, C.  
  Publication Date: 1903   
  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   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Pickford, G. E.  
  Publication Date: 1939   
  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:    
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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: 1998   
  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:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Vampyroteuthis infernalis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Taxon Validity: [fide Pickford (1939:48)]. Repository: ZMB Holotype [fide Pickford (1939:48)]. Type Locality: Gulf of Guinea? [fide Unresolved]  
 

 

    

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Sun Sep 5 2010 08:38:50 MDT