WoRMS taxon details
Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri (Grimpe, 1920)
153094 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153094)
accepted
Species
Stauroteuthis wuelkeri Grimpe, 1920 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Stauroteuthis wuelkeri Grimpe, 1920) Grimpe G. 1920. Teuthologische Mitteilungen V. Zwei neue Cirraten-Arten. <i>Zoologischer Anzeiger</i>, 51: 230-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458582
page(s): 244, textfigs 1-6; note: as S. wülkeri [details]
page(s): 244, textfigs 1-6; note: as S. wülkeri [details]
Type locality contained in Morocco
type locality contained in Morocco [details]
Distribution Known from depths of 1550-2056 m in the North Atlantic. One specimen from the north-west Atlantic, all others from...
Distribution Known from depths of 1550-2056 m in the North Atlantic. One specimen from the north-west Atlantic, all others from north-east Atlantic. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri (Grimpe, 1920). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153094 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Stauroteuthis wuelkeri Grimpe, 1920) Grimpe G. 1920. Teuthologische Mitteilungen V. Zwei neue Cirraten-Arten. <i>Zoologischer Anzeiger</i>, 51: 230-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9458582
page(s): 244, textfigs 1-6; note: as S. wülkeri [details]
basis of record Collins, M.A. (2003). The genus <i>Grimpoteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species. <i>Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 139(1)</i>: 93-127 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 256 [details]
page(s): 244, textfigs 1-6; note: as S. wülkeri [details]
basis of record Collins, M.A. (2003). The genus <i>Grimpoteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species. <i>Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 139(1)</i>: 93-127 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 256 [details]
Other
additional source
Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. <i> Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</i> 44: 277-322.
page(s): 299 [details]
page(s): 299 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
