Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Cornet Mange-Piquants, Robust Clubhook Squid
Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,246 meters (0 to -17,211 feet).Mean = -689.920 meters (-2,263.517 feet), Standard Deviation = 984.410 based on 167 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- Molluscs
- Class:
Cephalopoda
()
- Cephalopods
- Order:
Teuthida
()
- Family:
Vespoidea
()
- Genus:
Moroteuthis
()
- Verrill, 1881
- Specific name:
robusta
- (Verrill, 1876)
- Scientific name: - Moroteuthis robusta (Verrill, 1876)
- Specific name:
robusta
- (Verrill, 1876)
- Genus:
Moroteuthis
(
- Family:
Vespoidea
(
- Order:
Teuthida
(
- Class:
Cephalopoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Moroteuthis pacifica Okutani, 1983
- Moroteuthis robusta (Verrill, 1876)
- Moroteuthis robustus Verrill, 1876
- Ommastrephes robusta Verrill, 1876
- Onykia japonica Taki, 1964
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 21-Jul-2000
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Moroteuthis
There are approximately 10 species in this genus:
M. aequatorialis · M. ingens (Cornet Commun) · M. japonica · M. knipovitchi (Cornet Lisse) · M. loenbergi · M. loennbergi · M. lonnbergii · M. robsoni (Cornet Rugueux) · M. robusta (Cornet Mange-Piquants) · M. robustus
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 15, 2006.
- CephBase
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 19, 2008.
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Accessed March 06, 2006. www.iobis.org
- Wood, James (from CephBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: North Pacific Groundfish Observer (North Pacific Research Board)
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2694865
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-82438
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13790180
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 82438
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 259831
