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Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri (Grimpe, 1920)

153094  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153094)

  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. Grimpoteuthidae (Family)
  11. Grimpoteuthis (Genus)
  12. Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri (Species)
accepted
Species
Stauroteuthis wuelkeri Grimpe, 1920 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Stauroteuthis wuelkeri Grimpe, 1920) Grimpe G. 1920. Teuthologische Mitteilungen V. Zwei neue Cirraten-Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 51: 230-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458582
page(s): 244, textfigs 1-6; note: as S. wülkeri [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Morocco  
type locality contained in Morocco [details]
Distribution Known from depths of 1550-2056 m in the North Atlantic. One specimen from the north-west Atlantic, all others from...  
Distribution Known from depths of 1550-2056 m in the North Atlantic. One specimen from the north-west Atlantic, all others from north-east Atlantic. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri (Grimpe, 1920). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153094 on 2025-04-25
Date
action
by
2005-04-14 07:47:17Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2011-03-16 14:35:44Z
checked
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description (of Stauroteuthis wuelkeri Grimpe, 1920) Grimpe G. 1920. Teuthologische Mitteilungen V. Zwei neue Cirraten-Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 51: 230-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458582
page(s): 244, textfigs 1-6; note: as S. wülkeri [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Collins, M.A. (2003). The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 139(1): 93-127 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 256 [details] 

Other

additional source Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 44: 277-322.
page(s): 299 [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Distribution Known from depths of 1550-2056 m in the North Atlantic. One specimen from the north-west Atlantic, all others from north-east Atlantic. [details]

Habitat abyssal [details]
    Definitions

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To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) 
To PESI (from synonym Stauroteuthis wuelkeri Grimpe, 1920)
To PESI 
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