Taxonomic Checklist
Phylum:
Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class)
Class: CEPHALOPODA
Subclass: COLEOIDA
Decapodiformes
Spirulida
SPIRULIDAE Owen, 1836
Spirula Lamarck, 1799 (Nautilus spirula Linnaeus, 1758) =Lituus Gray, 1847
spirula (Linnaeus, 1758) =australis Lamarck, =peronii Lamarck, =prototypos Péron, =prototypus Péron, =reticulata Owen photo
Sepiida
SEPIADARIIDAE P. Fischer, 1882
Sepioloidea d'Orbigny, 1845 (Sepiola lineolata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
SEPIOLIDAE: HETEROTEUTHINAE Appellöf, 1898
Stoloteuthis Verrill, 1881 (Sepiola leucoptera Verrill, 1878)
maoria (Dell, 1959)
Bathyteuthoidea Vecchione, Young & Sweeney, 2004
CHTENOPTERYGIDAE Grimpe, 1922
Chtenopteryx Appellöf, 1890 (Sepioteuthis sicula Vérany, 1851) =Ctenopteryx Appellöf, 1890
sicula (Vérany, 1851) =cyprinoides Joubin, =fimbriatus Appellöf, =nevroptera Jatta, =siculus Vérany
Myopsida
LOLIGINIDAE Lesueur, 1821
Sepioteuthis Blainville, 1824 (Loligo sepiacea Blainville, 1824) =Chondrosepia Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
lessoniana Lesson, 1830
Oegopsida
LYCOTEUTHIDAE Pfeffer, 1908
LYCOTEUTHIDAE: LYCOTEUTHINAE Pfeffer, 1908
Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 (L. jattai Pfeffer, 1900) =Asthenoteuthion Pfeffer, 1912, =Leptodontoteuthis Robson, 1926, =Oregoniateuthis Voss, 1956, =Thaumatolampas Chun, 1903
lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875) =diadema Chun, =inermis Robson, =jattai Pfeffer, =longimanus Steenstrup, =planctonicum Pfeffer
Nematolampas Berry, 1913 (N. regalis Berry, 1913)
regalis Berry, 1913
Lampadioteuthis Berry, 1916 (L. megaleia Berry, 1916)
megaleia Berry, 1916 =megaleius Berry
ENOPLOTEUTHIDIDAE Pfeffer, 1900
Abralia Gray, 1849 (Onychoteuthis armatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) =Enoploion Pfeffer, 1912
astrolineata Berry, 1914
Abraliopsis Joubin, 1896 (Enoploteuthis hoylei Pfeffer, 1884)
gilchristi (Robson, 1924) =neozelanica Dell
tui Riddell, 1985
Enoploteuthis d'Orbigny, 1840 (E. leptura (Leach, 1817))
galaxias Berry, 1918 =diadema Imber not Chun
jonesi Burgess, 1982
reticulata Rancurel, 1970
ANCISTROCHEIRIDAE Pfeffer, 1912
Ancistrocheirus Gray, 1849 (Enoploteuthis lesueurii d'Orbigny, 1842) =Thelidioteuthis Pfeffer, 1900
lesueurii (d'Orbigny, 1842)
PYROTEUTHIDAE Pfeffer, 1912
Pterygioteuthis Fischer, 1896 (P. giardi Fischer, 1896) =Pyroteuthis (Pterygioteuthis) Fischer, 1896
gemmata Chun, 1908
hoylei (Pfeffer, 1912)
microlampas Berry, 1913
Pyroteuthis Hoyle, 1904 (Enoploteuthis margaritifera Rüppell, 1844) =Charibditeuthis Vivanti, 1912, =Pyroteuthis (Pterygonepion) Pfeffer, 1912
margaritifera (Rüppell, 1844)
serrata Riddell, 1985
GONATIDAE Hoyle, 1886
Gonatus Gray, 1849 (Onychoteuthis amoena Möller, 1842) =Chiloteuthis Verrill [in 1880-1881], 1881
antarcticus Lönnberg, 1898 =fabricii Dell not Lichtenstein
LEPIDOTEUTHIDAE Pfeffer, 1912
Lepidoteuthis Joubin, 1895 (L. grimaldii Joubin, 1895) =Enoptroteuthis Berry, 1920
grimaldii Joubin, 1895
OCTOPOTEUTHIDAE Berry, 1912
Octopoteuthis Rüppell, 1884 (O. sicula Rüppell, 1844) =Octopodoteuthis Krohn, 1845, =Octopodoteuthopsis Pfeffer, 1912, =Verania Krohn, 1847
megaptera (Verrill, 1885)
Taningia Joubin, 1931 (T. danae Joubin, 1931)
danae Joubin, 1931
PHOLIDOTEUTHIDAE Adam, 1950
Pholidoteuthis Adam, 1950 (P. boschmai Adam, 1950)
massyae (Pfeffer, 1912) =boschmai Adam
ARCHITEUTHIDAE Pfeffer, 1900
Architeuthis Steenstrup, 1857 (A. dux Steenstrup, 1857) =Dinoteuthis More, 1875, =Dubioteuthis Joubin, 1900, =Megaloteuthis Kent, 1874, =Megateuthus Hilgendorf, 1880, =Mouchezis Vélain, 1877, =Plectoteuthis Owen, 1881, =Steenstrupia Kirk, 1882
dux Steenstrup, 1857 =clarkei G.C. Robson, =grandis Owen, =hartingii Verrill, =harveyi Kent, =japonica Pfeffer, =kirkii C.W. Robson, =longimanus Kirk, =martensii Hilgendorf, =monachus Steenstrup [in Harting], =nawaji Cadenat, =physeteris Joubin, =princeps Verrill, =proboscideus More, =sanctipauli Vélain, =stockii Kirk, =verrilli Kirk
HISTIOTEUTHIDAE Verrill, 1881
Histioteuthis d'Orbigny, 1841 (Cranchia bonnellii Férussac, 1834) =Calliteuthis Verrill, 1880, =Histiopsis Hoyle, 1885, =Histiothauma Robson, 1948, =Hoylia Cossmann, 1900, =Lolidona Risso, 1854, =Meleagroteuthis Pfeffer, 1900
atlantica (Hoyle, 1885) =cookiana Dell
bonnellii (Férussac, 1834) =corpuscula Clarke
eltaninae N. Voss, 1969
macrohista N. Voss, 1969
meleagroteuthis (Chun, 1910)
miranda (Berry, 1918)
hoylei (Goodrich, 1896)
OMMASTREPHIDAE Steenstrup, 1857
OMMASTREPHIDAE: OMMASTREPHINAE Steenstrup, 1857
Eucleoteuthis Berry, 1916 (Symplectoteuthis luminosa (Sasaki, 1915))
luminosa (Sasaki, 1915)
Hyaloteuthis Gray, 1849 (Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802)
pelagica (Bosc, 1802)
Ommastrephes d'Orbigny, 1835 (Loligo bartramii Lesueur, 1821) =Cycria Leach in Gray, 1849, =Lolimnites Risso, 1854, =Ommatostrephes Lovén, 1845
bartramii (Lesueur, 1821)
Sthenoteuthis Verrill, 1880 (Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878) =Symplectoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900
oualaniensis (Lesson, 1830)
Martialia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (M. hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889)
hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
Nototodarus Pfeffer, 1912 (Ommastrephes insignis Gould, 1852)
gouldi (McCoy, 1888)
sloanii (Gray, 1849)
Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880 (Loligo sagittata Lamarck, 1798) =Sagittatus Risso, 1854
angolensis Adam, 1962
filippovae Adam, 1975 =angolensis Nesis not Adam
CHIROTEUTHIDAE Gray, 1849
Asperoteuthis Nesis, 1980 (Chiroteuthis acanthoderma Lu, 1977)
lui Salcedo-Vargas, 1999
Chiroteuthis d'Orbigny, 1839 (Loligopsis veranii Férussac, 1834) =Bigelowia MacDonald & Clench, 1934, =Chiropsis Joubin, 1932, =Diaphanoteuthis Tomlin, 1931, =Doratopsis Rochebrune, 1884, =Leptoteuthis A.E. Verrill, 1884
mega (Joubin, 1932) =atlanticus MacDonald & Clench, =capensis G. Voss
MASTIGOTEUTHIDIDAE Verrill, 1881
Idioteuthis Sasaki, 1916 (I. latipinna Sasaki, 1916)
cordiformis Chun, 1908
Magnoteuthis Salcedo-Vargas & Okutani, 1994 (Mastigoteuthis magna Joubin, 1913) =Idioteuthis (Magnoteuthis) Salcedo-Vargas & Okutani, 1994
magna (Joubin, 1913)
Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881 (M. agassizii Verrill, 1881) =Chiroteuthopsis Pfeffer, 1900
agassizii Verrill, 1881
CRANCHIIDAE Prosch, 1847
CRANCHIIDAE: CRANCHIINAE Prosch, 1847
Cranchia Leach, 1817 (C. scabra Leach, 1817)
scabra Leach, 1817
Leachia Lesueur, 1821 (L. cyclura Lesueur, 1821) =Drechselia Joubin, 1931, =Dyctydiopsis Rochebrune, 1884, =Perothis Rathke, 1835, =Pyrgopsis Rochebrune, 1884
rynchophorus (Rochebrune, 1884) =cyclura Imber not Lesueur, =pacificus Massy not Issel
Bathothauma Chun, 1906 (B. lyromma Chun, 1906) =Leucocranchia Joubin, 1912
lyromma Chun, 1906
Galiteuthis Joubin, 1898 (G. armata Joubin, 1898) =Crystalloteuthis Chun, 1906, =Phasmatoteuthion Pfeffer, 1912, =Taonidium Pfeffer, 1900
pacifica (Robson, 1948) =armata Imber not Joubin, =pacificum Robson
suhmi (Hoyle, 1885) =glacialis Imber not Chun
Helicocranchia Massy, 1907 (H. pfefferi Massy, 1907) =Ascocranchia Voss, 1962
pfefferi Massy, 1907
Liguriella Issel, 1908 (L. podophthalma Issel, 1908) =Vossoteuthis Nesis, 1974
pardus Berry, 1916
podophthalma Issel, 1908 =pellucida Imber not Chun
Megalocranchia Pfeffer, 1884 (M. maxima Pfeffer, 1884) =Carynoteuthis Voss, 1960, =Corynomma Chun, 1906, =Teuthowenia (Ascoteuthis) Berry, 1920
maxima Pfeffer, 1884
Sandalops Chun, 1906 (S. melancholicus Chun, 1906) =Uranoteuthis Lu & Clarke, 1974
melancholicus Chun, 1906
Taonius Steenstrup, 1861 (Loligo pavo Lesueur, 1821) =Belonella Lane, 1957, =Belonella (pacifica) Nesis, 1972, =Desmoteuthis Verrill, 1881, =Toxeuma Chun, 1906
cf. pavo (Lesueur, 1821)
Teuthowenia Chun, 1910 (Cranchia (Owenia) megalops Prosch, 1849) =Anomalocranchia Robson, 1924, =Cranchia (Owenia) Prosch, 1849, =Owenia Prosch, 1849, =Verrilliteuthis Berry, 1916
pellucida (Chun, 1910) =australis G. Voss, =impennis Robson, =pardus Berry, =richardsoni Dell
Onychoteuthoidea
ONYCHOTEUTHIDAE Gray, 1847
Moroteuthopsis Pfeffer, 1908 (Onychoteuthis ingens E.A. Smith, 1881) =Kondakovia Filippova, 1972, =Onykia (Moroteuthopsis) Pfeffer, 1908
ingens (E.A. Smith, 1881)
Notonykia Nesis, Roeleveld & Nikitina, 1998 (N. africanae Nesis, Roeleveld & Nikitina, 1998)
africanae Nesis, Roeleveld & Nikitina, 1998 =lichtensteinii of authors in part, not Férussac
nesisi Bolstad, 2007 =lichtensteinii of authors in part, not Férussac
Onychoteuthis Lichtenstein, 1818 (O. bergii Lichtenstein, 1818) =Chaunoteuthis Appellöf, 1891, =Teleonychoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900
aequimanus Gabb, 1868 =banksii of authors not Leach
Onykia Lesueur, 1821 (O. carriboea Lesueur, 1821) =Moroteuthis Verrill, 1881, =Onychia Blainville, 1823, =Onykia (Onykia) Lesueur, 1821, =Steenstrupiola Pfeffer, 1884, =Teleoteuthis Verrill, 1882
carriboea Lesueur, 1821
robsoni Adam, 1962
Octopodiformes
Octopoda
Octopodoidea d'Orbigny, 1840
AMPHITRETIDAE Hoyle, 1886
AMPHITRETIDAE: AMPHITRETINAE Hoyle, 1886
Amphitretus Hoyle, 1885 (A. pelagicus Hoyle, 1885) =Idioctopus Iw. Taki, 1962
pelagicus Hoyle, 1885
thielei Robson, 1930
AMPHITRETIDAE: BOLITAENINAE Chun, 1911
Bolitaena Steenstrup, 1859 (B. microcotyla Steenstrup, 1886) =Eledonella A.E. Verrill, 1884
pygmaea (A.E. Verrill, 1884) =microcotyla Steenstrup
Japetella Hoyle, 1885 (J. prismatica Hoyle, 1885)
diaphana Hoyle, 1885
AMPHITRETIDAE: VITRELEDONELLINAE Robson, 1932
Vitreledonella Joubin, 1918 (V. richardi Joubin, 1918)
richardi Joubin, 1918
ENTEROCTOPODIDAE Strugnell, Norman, Vecchione, Guzik & Allcock, 2014
Muusoctopus Gleadall, 2004 (Octopus januarii Hoyle, 1885)
clyderoperi O'Shea, 1999
tangaroa O'Shea, 1999 =Octopus sp. Kubodera in Amaoka et al
tegginmathae O'Shea, 1999
Thaumeledone Robson, 1930 (Eledone brevis Hoyle, 1885)
marshalli O'Shea, 1999
zeiss O'Shea, 1999
OCTOPODIDAE d'Orbigny, 1840
Pinnoctopus d'Orbigny, 1845 (Octopus cordiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (Octopus megalocyathus Gould, 1852)
zealandicus Benham, 1944 =cordiformis Filhol not Quoy & Gaimand, =dofleini Imber not Wülker, =maorum of authors not Hutton
Graneledone Joubin, 1918 (Eledone verrucosa Verrill, 1881)
challengeri (Berry, 1916)
kubodera O'Shea, 1999 =Pareledone sp. aff. polymorpha Kubodera
taniwha O'Shea, 1999
Macroctopus Robson, 1928 (Octopus maorum Hutton, 1880) =Octopus (Macroctopus) Robson, 1928
maorum (Hutton, 1880) =australis Benham not Hoyle, =communis Park, =cordiformis O'Shea not Quoy & Gaimard, =flindersi Cotton photo
Octopus Cuvier, 1797 (Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798) =Polypus Leach, 1817
kaharoa O'Shea, 1999
mernoo O'Shea, 1999
oliveri (Berry, 1914)
sp O'Shea, 1999
sp. cf. rugosus (Bosc, 1792)
Pareledone Robson, 1932 (Eledone charcoti Joubin, 1905)
sp. O'Shea, 1999
Robsonella Dall, 1902 (Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1835)
campbelli (E.A. Smith, 1902) =australis of authors not Hoyle in part
huttoni Benham, 1943 =adamsi Benham, =australis Massy not Hoyle, =campbelli of authors not Smith, =duplex Berry not Hoyle
Cirrata
CIRROTEUTHIDAE Keferstein, 1866
Cirroteuthis Eschricht, 1836 (C. muelleri Eschricht, 1838)
sp. cf. muelleri Eschricht, 1836
Cirrothauma Chun, 1911 (C. murrayi Chun, 1911)
sp. cf. magna (Hoyle, 1885)
GRIMPOTEUTHIDIDAE O'Shea, 1999
Grimpoteuthis Robson, 1932 (Cirroteuthis umbellata P. Fischer, 1884) =Enigmatiteuthis O'Shea, 1999
innominata O'Shea, 1999
Luteuthis O'Shea, 1999 (L. dentatus O'Shea, 1999)
dentatus O'Shea, 1999
OPISTHOTEUTHIDAE Verrill, 1896 =Grimpoteuthidae O'Shea, 1999, =Luteuthidae O'Shea, 1999
Cirroctopus Naef, 1923 (Stauroteuthis mawsoni Berry, 1917)
hochbergi O'Shea, 1999
Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883 (O. agassizii Verrill, 1883) =Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920, =Opisthoteuthis (Teuthidiscus) Berry, 1918
chathamensis O'Shea, 1999
mero O'Shea, 1999
robsoni O'Shea, 1999
Incirrata
Argonautoidea Cantraine, 1841
OCYTHOIDAE Gray, 1849
Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814 (O. tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814)
tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
ARGONAUTIDAE Cantraine, 1841
Argonauta Linnaeus, 1758 (A. argo Linnaeus, 1758)
ALLOPOSIDAE Verrill, 1881
Haliphron Steenstrup, 1861 (H. atlanticus Steenstrup, 1861) =Alloposina Grimpe, 1922, =Alloposus Verrill, 1880, =Heptapus Joubin, 1929
atlanticus Steenstrup, 1861 =danai Joubin, =hardyi Robson, =mollis Verrill, =pacificus Ijima & Ikeda
Tremoctopus delle Chiaje, 1830 (T. violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830) =Octopus (Philonexis) d'Orbigny, 1835, =Philonexis d'Orbigny, 1835
robsoni Kirk, 1884 =gracilis of authors not Eydoux & Souleyet, =violaceus of authors not delle Chiaje
Vampyromorpha
VAMPYROTEUTHIDAE Thiele in Chun, 1915
Vampyroteuthis Chun, 1903 (V. infernalis Chun, 1903) =Danateuthis Joubin, 1929, =Hansenoteuthis Joubin, 1929, =Hymenoteuthis Thiele, 1916, =Melanoteuthis Joubin, 1912, =Retroteuthis Joubin, 1929, =Watasella Sasaki, 1920
infernalis Chun, 1903
Subclass: NAUTILOIDEA
Nautilida
NAUTILIDAE Blainville, 1825
Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (N. pompilius Linnaeus, 1758)
macromphalus G.B. Sowerby II, 1849
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil