Species Moroteuthopsis longimana (Filippova, 1972)
- Kondakovia longimana Filippova, J.A. 1972. New data on the squids (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) from the Scotia Sea (Antarctic). Malacologia 11(2): 391-406 [395].
Type data:
Holotype ZIL ♀ (260 mm ML, Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of USSR), South Orkney Isles, South Atlantic Ocean.
Paratype(s) ZIL ♀ (133 mm ML); ZIL ♀ (210 mm ML).Type locality references:
O'Sullivan, D. & Cullen, J.M. 1983. Food of the squid Nototodarus gouldi in the Bass Strait. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34: 261-285.
Generic Combinations
- Moroteuthopsis longimana (Filippova, 1972). —
Bolstad, K.S.R., Braid, H.E., Strugnell, J.M, Lindgren, A.R., Lischka, A., Kubodera, T., Laptikhovsky, V.L. & Labiaga, A.R. 2018. A mitochondrial phylogeny of the family Onychoteuthidae Gray, 1847 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 128: 88-97
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Antarctica and reaching northward to South Georgia and Tasman Sea off Macquarie Is.
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, nectonic, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Probably mesopelagic to bathypelagic to 2000 m deep.
General References
Kubodera, T., Piatkowski, U., Okutani, T. & Clarke, M.R. 1998. Taxonomy and zoogeography of the family Onychoteuthidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 227-291
Lu, C.C. & Williams, R. 1994. Kondakovia longimana Filippova, 1972 (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) from the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science 6(2): 231-234
Lu, C.C. & Williams, R. 1994. Contribution to the biology of squid in the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica. Antarctic Science 6(2): 223-229
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2014 | TEUTHIDA | 14-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |