Species Lycoteuthis lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875)
- Onychoteuthis lorigera Steenstrup, J.J. 1875. Hamisepius, en ny Slaegt af Sepia Blaeksprutternes familie, med Bemaerkninger om Sepia formerne i Almindelighed. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 5 10: 465-482 2 pls [473].
Type data:
Holotype ZMC ♂, Pacific Ocean (as 'South Sea'). - Enoploteuthis diadema Chun, C. 1900. Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres. Schilderungen von der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Jena : Fischer 550 pp. 390 figs 46 pls. [532].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB ♀ (Valdivia Stn 89), (south Atlantic Ocean) [31°21'S 15°58'W and 40°31'S 15°06'W].
Paralectotype(s) ZMB ♀ (Valdivia Stn 89), (south Atlantic Ocean) West Wind drift, vertical net to 1500 m [31°21'S 15°58'W and 40°31'S 15°06'W].Subsequent designation references:
Voss, G.L. 1962. A monograph of the Cephalopoda of the North Atlantic. 1. The family Lycoteuthidae. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 12: 264-305. - Lycoteuthis jattai Pfeffer, G. 1900. Synopsis der Oegopsiden Cephalopoden. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 17: 145-198 [161].
Type data:
Status unknown, locality unknown. - Asthenoteuthion planctonicum Pfeffer, G. 1912. Die Cephalopoden der Plankton-Expedition. Zugleich eine monographische Ubersicht der Oegopsiden Cephalopoden. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 2: 1-815 pls 1-48 [172].
Type data:
Status unknown, locality unknown. - Leptodontoteuthis inermis Robson, G.C. 1926. The Cephalopoda obtained by the S.S. Pickle. Supplementary report. Report of the Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey of South Afrrica 4(8): 1-6 [2].
Type data:
Status unknown, locality unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Toll, R.B. 1983. The Lycoteuthid genus Oregoniateuthis Voss, 1956, a synonym of Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900. (Cephalopoda: Teuthoidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96: 365-369
Generic Combinations
- Lycoteuthis lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Cape Lodi.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: epipelagic, mesopelagic, nectonic, predator.
Juvenile: epipelagic.
Predator.
General References
Clarke, M.R. 1966. A review of the systematics and ecology of oceanic squids. Advances in Marine Biology 4: 91-300
Forch, E.C. & Uozumi, Y. 1990. Discovery of a specimen of Lycoteuthis lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875) (Cephalopoda: Teuthoidea) from New Zealand and additional notes on its morphology. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 24: 251-258 (morphology) Clarke, M.R. 1966. A review of the systematics and ecology of oceanic squids. Advance in Marine Biology 4: 91–300; Roper, C.F.E. & Young, R.E. 1975. Vertical distribution of pelagic cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 209: 1–51 (vertical distribution)
Lu, C.C. & Phillips, J.U. 1985. An annotated checklist of Cephalopoda from Australian waters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 2: 21-36 (Australian distribution)
Roper, C.F.E. & Young, R.E. 1975. Vertical distribution of pelagic cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 209: 1-51 (vertical distribution)
Toll, R.B. 1983. The Lycoteuthid genus Oregoniateuthis Voss, 1956, a synonym of Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900. (Cephalopoda: Teuthoidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96: 365-369
Voss, G.L. 1962. A monograph of the Cephalopoda of the North Atlantic. 1. The family Lycoteuthidae. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean 12: 264-305
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2014 | TEUTHIDA | 20-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |