Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda > Subclass Coleoidea > Superorder Octopodiformes > Order Vampyromorpha

Vampyroteuthidae Thiele, 1915

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Vampyroteuthis Chun, 1903

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: コウモリダコ科

Literature

original description

Chun, C. (1915). Die Cephalopoden, II: Myopsida, Octopoda. In Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer, Valdivia 1898-1899. 18:405-552 [containing descriptions by J. Thiele].

basis of record

Young R.E. , Vecchione M. & Mangold K.M. (2012) Cephalopoda Cuvier 1797. Octopods, squids, nautiluses, etc.. Version 10 November 2012 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Cephalopoda/19386/2012.11.10 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

additional source

Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Vampyroteuthidae. pp. 268-270, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vampyroteuthidae Thiele, 1915. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:11775

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2020-09-13 by Bruce Marshall

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