Opisthoteuthidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Mollusca

class

Cephalopoda

order

Octopoda

family

Opisthoteuthidae

Name

Synonyms

Luteuthidae

Opistoteuthidae

Homonyms

Opisthoteuthidae

Common names

メンダコ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

1. 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.
2. Villanueva, R.; Collins, M.A.; Sánchez, P.; Voss, N.A. (2002). Systematics, distribution and biology of the cirrate octopods of the genus <i>Opisthoteuthis</i> (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with description of two new species. <i>Bull. Mar. Sci. 71(2)</i>: 933-985