Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda > Subclass Coleoidea > Superorder Octopodiformes > Order Vampyromorpha > Family Vampyroteuthidae > Genus Vampyroteuthis

Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Vampyroteuthis*	Chun, 1903	accepted genus name
*Danateuthis*	Joubin, 1929	synonym
*Hansenoteuthis*	Joubin, 1929	synonym
*Melanoteuthis*	Joubin, 1912	synonym
*Retroteuthis*	Joubin, 1929	synonym
*Watasella*	Sasaki, 1920	synonym

Species group names

*Cirroteuthis macrope*	Berry, 1911	synonym
*Danateuthis schmidti*	Joubin, 1929	synonym
*Hansenoteuthis lucens*	Joubin, 1929	synonym
*Melanoteuthis anderseni*	Joubin, 1931	synonym
*Melanoteuthis beebei*	Robson, 1929	synonym
*Melanoteuthis lucens*	Joubin, 1912	synonym
*Melanoteuthis schmidti*	Joubin, 1929	synonym
*Retroteuthis pacifica*	Joubin, 1929	synonym
*Watasella nigra*	Sasaki, 1920	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: vampire squid

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	Spencer, H.G.; Marshall, B.A.; Maxwell, P.A.; Grant-Mackie, J.A.; Stilwell, J.D.; Willan, R.C.; Campbell, H.J.; Crampton, J.S.; Henderson, R.A.; Bradshaw, M.A.; Waterhouse, J.B.; Pojeta, J. Jr (2009). Phylum Mollusca: chitons, clams, tusk shells, snails, squids, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 161-254.
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.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (30 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903. 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:141887