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Insigniteuthis medusoides (Thiele, 1915)

1813560  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1813560)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Octopodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Octopoda (Order)
  8. Cirrata (Suborder)
  9. Opisthoteuthoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Opisthoteuthidae (Family)
  11. Insigniteuthis (Genus)
  12. Insigniteuthis medusoides (Species)
accepted
Species
Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915) Chun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In <i>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer</i>, Valdivia <i>1898-1899</i>. 18:405-552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597984
page(s): 538 [details] 
Type locality contained in Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Insigniteuthis medusoides (Thiele, 1915). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1813560 on 2025-09-11
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915) Chun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In <i>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer</i>, Valdivia <i>1898-1899</i>. 18:405-552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597984
page(s): 538 [details] 

basis of record Verhoeff, T. (2025). Flapjack octopods of Australia (Cephalopoda: Cirrata: Opisthoteuthidae), Part II northwestern Australia and adjacent waters. <em>Australian Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 92: 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.c46g9
page(s): 19; note: allocation to Insigniteuthis is tentative [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915)
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