WoRMS taxon details
Helicocranchia pfefferi Massy, 1907
139424 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139424)
accepted
Species
Helicocranchia beebei G. C. Robson, 1948 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Massy, A.L. (1907). Preliminary notice of new and remarkable cephalopods from the south-west coast of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 20(7): 377-384., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254245
page(s): 382 [details]
page(s): 382 [details]
Distribution circum global
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution circum global [details]
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicocranchia pfefferi Massy, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139424 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Massy, A.L. (1907). Preliminary notice of new and remarkable cephalopods from the south-west coast of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 20(7): 377-384., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254245
page(s): 382 [details]
original description (of Helicocranchia beebei G. C. Robson, 1948) Robson, G. C. (1948). The Cephalopoda Decapoda of the "Arcturus" Oceanographic Expedition. <em>Zoologica.</em> 33(3): 115-132, 18 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50971357#page/157/mode/1up
page(s): p. 130-131, text figs 15-18. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 382 [details]
original description (of Helicocranchia beebei G. C. Robson, 1948) Robson, G. C. (1948). The Cephalopoda Decapoda of the "Arcturus" Oceanographic Expedition. <em>Zoologica.</em> 33(3): 115-132, 18 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50971357#page/157/mode/1up
page(s): p. 130-131, text figs 15-18. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Cranchiidae. <em>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.</em> pp. 148-178., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 167 [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Roper, C. F. E.; Jereb, P. (2010). Family Cranchiidae. <em>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.</em> pp. 148-178., available online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf
page(s): 167 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution circum global [details]Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat mesopelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | piglet squidPfeffer's cranch squid | [details] |
| Japanese | ゴマフホウズキイカ | [details] |
| Russian | кальмар-поросенокГеликокранхия Пфеффера | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Helicocranchia beebei G. C. Robson, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helicocranchia pfefferi)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Helicocranchia beebei G. C. Robson, 1948)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Helicocranchia beebei G. C. Robson, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helicocranchia pfefferi)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Helicocranchia beebei G. C. Robson, 1948)
To ITIS
