Species Teuthowenia pellucida (Chun, 1910)
- Desmoteuthis pellucida Chun, C. 1910. Die Cephalopoden 1. Teil: Oegopsida. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 18: 1-542 [357].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB ♀ juv. (Valdivia Stn 90), (Benguela Current, Atlantic Ocean) [33°20'S 15°58'E]. - Megalocranchia pardus Berry, S.S. 1916. Cephalopoda of the Kermadec Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 68: 45-66 pls 6-9 [61].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown S.S.B. 415, Kermadec Islands. - Anomalocranchia impennis Robson, C.W. 1924. Preliminary report on the Cephalopoda (Decapoda) procured by the S.S. Pickle. Report. Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa 3: 1-14 [8].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown. - Megalocranchia richardsoni Dell, R.K. 1959. Some additional New Zealand cephalopods from Cook Strait. Zoological Publications of the Victoria University, Wellington 25: 1-12 [10].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown. - Megalocranchia megalops australis Voss, G.L. 1967. Some bathypelagic cephalopods from South African waters. Annals of the South African Museum 50: 61-88 [82].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown. - Teuthowenia megalops impennis Imber, M.J. 1978. The squid families Cranchiidae and Gonatidae (Cephalopoda: Teuthoidea) in the New Zealand region. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5: 445-484 [471].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Voss, N.A. 1985. Systematics, biology and biogeography of the Cranchiid cephalopod genus Teuthowenia (Oegopsida). Bulletin of Marine Science 36: 1-85 [41]
Generic Combinations
- Teuthowenia pellucida (Chun, 1910).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: bathypelagic, nectonic.
Paralarva: epipelagic, mesopelagic.
Continental shelf, continental slope, migratory, predator, temperate.
General References
Voss, N.A. 1985. Systematics, biology and biogeography of the Cranchiid cephalopod genus Teuthowenia (Oegopsida). Bulletin of Marine Science 36: 1-85
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) |