Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda > Subclass Coleoidea > Superorder Octopodiformes > Order Octopoda > Suborder Cirrata > Family Opisthoteuthidae > Genus Opisthoteuthis

Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Opisthoteuthis*	Verrill, 1883	accepted genus name
*Cirroteuthopsis*	Grimpe, 1920	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 44: 277-322.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GBIF

Citation

Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140652