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Melanoteuthis  Joubin, 1912
Taxonomic Serial No.: 555896

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Vampyroteuthis Chun, 1903
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 1999   
       

 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: Melanoteuthis    
       
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Joubin, L.   
  Publication Date: 1912   
  Article/Chapter Title: Estude preliminaires sur les Cephalopodes recuillis au cours des croisieres le S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco. 1re Note: Melanoteuthis lucens nov. gen. et sp.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin de l'Institut Oceanographique, 220   
  Page(s): 1-14   
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  Notes: 12 figures.   
  Reference for: original description   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Taxon Validity: [fide Pickford (1939:1)]. Type species: Melanoteuthis lucens Joubin, 1912 by monotypy  
 

 

    


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