WoRMS taxon details
Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844)
157031 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157031)
accepted
Species
Charibditeuthis maculata Vivanti, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pyroteuthis margaritifer (Rüppell, 1844) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pyroteuthis margaritifera aurantica Joubin, 1924 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pyroteuthis mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Pyroteuthis margaritifera aurantica Joubin, 1924 accepted as Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844) (synonym)
- Subspecies Pyroteuthis margaritifera oceanica Pfeffer, 1912 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844) Rüppell, E. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni cefalopodi del mare di Messina: lettera del Dr. Eduardo Rüppell di Frankfort sul Meno al Prof. Anastasio Cocco. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letteràrio di Messina.</em> 5(27–28):129-135. [details]
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution Northern limit is New England/Nova Scotia
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
Distribution Northern limit is New England/Nova Scotia
Distribution Northern limit is New England/Nova Scotia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pyroteuthis margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157031 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844) Rüppell, E. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni cefalopodi del mare di Messina: lettera del Dr. Eduardo Rüppell di Frankfort sul Meno al Prof. Anastasio Cocco. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letteràrio di Messina.</em> 5(27–28):129-135. [details]
original description (of Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912) Pfeffer, G. (1912). Die Cephalopoden der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich eine monographische Übersicht der Oegopsiden Cephalopoden. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> 2 (F.a.): 1-815., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3630365 [details]
basis of record Vecchione, M.; Roper, C. F. E.; Sweeney, M. J.; Lu, C. C. (2001). Distribution, relative abundance, and developmental morphology of paralarval cephalopods in the western North Atlantic Ocean. <em>NOAA Tech Rep. NMFS 152.</em> [details]
original description (of Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912) Pfeffer, G. (1912). Die Cephalopoden der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich eine monographische Übersicht der Oegopsiden Cephalopoden. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> 2 (F.a.): 1-815., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3630365 [details]
basis of record Vecchione, M.; Roper, C. F. E.; Sweeney, M. J.; Lu, C. C. (2001). Distribution, relative abundance, and developmental morphology of paralarval cephalopods in the western North Atlantic Ocean. <em>NOAA Tech Rep. NMFS 152.</em> [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 286 [details]
page(s): 286 [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]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [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 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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [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 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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]Distribution Northern limit is New England/Nova Scotia [details]
Habitat mesopelagic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Hŭo-Yóu | [details] |
| English | Jewel enope squid | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μαργαριτοφόρο καλαμάρι | [details] |
| Russian | Пиротеутис жемчужный | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (123 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyroteuthis margaritifera)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 137 proteins)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 137 proteins) (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2735732) (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ_1481434)
To PESI (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Pyroteuthis mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pyroteuthis margaritifer (Rüppell, 1844))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyroteuthis margaritifera)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 137 proteins)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 137 proteins) (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2735732) (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ_1481434)
To PESI (from synonym Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844)
To PESI (from synonym Pyroteuthis mediterranea Pfeffer, 1912)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pyroteuthis margaritifer (Rüppell, 1844))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
