Species Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903

Museums

Regional Maps

• Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun. C. 1903. Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres. Jena : Gustav Fischer 549 pp. [88].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB (Valdivia Stn 65), (eastern Atlantic Ocean) [1°56'42''S 7°40'36''E].

  Secondary source:

   Thiele, J. 1915. Die Cephalopoden. II. Teil: Myopsida, Octopoda. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer 'Valdivia' 1898–1899. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer 'Valdivia' 1898–1899. 405-552 pls 62-95.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Ecological Descriptors

Oceanic.

General References

Pickford, G.E. 1946. Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, an archaic dibranchiate cephalopod. 1. Natural history and distribution. Dana Reports 29: 1-40

Pickford, G.E. 1949. Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, an archaic dibranchiate cephalopod. 2. External anatomy. Dana Reports 32: 1-132

Common Name References

Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. [50] (Vampire Squid)

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