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Taxonomy
Family:
PYROTEUTHIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Cephalopoda (Class)
> Coleoida (Subclass)
> Decapodiformes (Superorder)
> Oegopsida (Order)
> Pyroteuthidae (Family)
> Pterygioteuthis (Genus)
> gemmata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Pyroteuthis (Pterygioteuthis) Fischer, 1896
Images: Pterygioteuthis gemmata Chun, 1908
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Taxonomy
Family:
PYROTEUTHIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Cephalopoda (Class)
> Coleoida (Subclass)
> Decapodiformes (Superorder)
> Oegopsida (Order)
> Pyroteuthidae (Family)
> Pterygioteuthis (Genus)
> gemmata (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Pyroteuthis (Pterygioteuthis) Fischer, 1896
Details: Pterygioteuthis gemmata Chun, 1908
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Riddell, D.J. 1985 The Enoploteuthidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) of the New Zealand region, New Zealand Fisheries Research Bulletin, 27 (p.17)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil