Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda > Subclass Coleoidea > Superorder Decapodiformes > Order Oegopsida > Family Architeuthidae > Genus Architeuthis

Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ArchiteuthisSteenstrup, 1857accepted genus name

Species group names

Loligo hartingii Verrill, 1875 basionym
Architeuthis clarkei Robson, 1933 synonym
Architeuthis hartingii (Verrill, 1875) synonym
Architeuthis nawaji Cadenat, 1935 synonym
Architeuthis princeps Verrill, 1875 synonym
Loligo hartingii Verrill, 1875 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: giant squid sources: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
 French: calmar géant sources: Winkelmann I., Campos P.F., Strugnell J., Cherel Y., Smith P.J., Kubodera T., Allcock L., Kampmann M.-L., Schroeder H., Guerra A., Norman M., Finn J., Ingrao D., Clarke M. & Gilbert T.P. (2013) Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of the giant squid Architeuthis: genetics sheds new light on one of the most enigmatic marine species. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 280: 20130273.
 Swedish: jättebläckfiskar

Literature

original description

Steenstrup J. 1857. Oplysninger om Atlanterhavets colossale blaeksprutter Forhandlinger ved de Skandinaviske Naturforskeres, 7 (1856): 182-185

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.

taxonomy source

Winkelmann I., Campos P.F., Strugnell J., Cherel Y., Smith P.J., Kubodera T., Allcock L., Kampmann M.-L., Schroeder H., Guerra A., Norman M., Finn J., Ingrao D., Clarke M. & Gilbert T.P. (2013) Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of the giant squid Architeuthis: genetics sheds new light on one of the most enigmatic marine species. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 280: 20130273.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications)
Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
GenBank (60 nucleotides; 767 proteins)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
GBIF

Citation

Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857. 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:342218

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2013-04-02 by Philippe Bouchet

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