ERMS taxon details
Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904
138423 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138423)
accepted
Genus
Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844 accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (type by original designation)
- Species Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844)
- Species Pyroteuthis margaritifer (Rüppell, 1844) accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (misspelling)
- Species Pyroteuthis mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (synonym)
- Species Pyroteuthis planctonica Pfeffer, 1912 accepted as Pterygioteuthis giardi H. Fischer, 1896 (dubious synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138423 on 2025-04-04
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138423 on 2025-04-04
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taxonomy source
Young R.E., Burgess L.A., Roper C.F.E., Sweeney M.J. & Stephen S.J. (1998) Classification of the Enoploteuthidae, Pyroteuthidae, and Ancistrocheiridae. Pp. 239-255, in: Voss N.A., M. Vecchione, R.B. Toll & M.J. Sweeney, eds (1998) Systematics and biogeography of cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: volume 1: 1-276; volume 2: 277-599. [details]
basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Pyroteuthidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. pp. 379-383., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 379 [details]
basis of record Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Pyroteuthidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. pp. 379-383., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 379 [details]
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