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Ancistrocheirus megalops (A. E. Verrill, 1882)

1821949 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1821949)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Cephalopoda
  5. Coleoidea
  6. Decapodiformes
  7. Oegopsida
  8. Enoploteuthoidea
  9. Ancistrocheiridae
  10. Ancistrocheirus
  11. Ancistrocheirus megalops
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Ancistrocheirus J. E. Gray, 1849
Abralia megalops A. E. Verrill, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Abralia megalops A. E. Verrill, 1882) Verrill, A. E. (1882). Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 5(2): 447-587, pls 42-44, 57-58 [May-July]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35718507
page(s): 364 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ancistrocheirus megalops (A. E. Verrill, 1882). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1821949 on 2026-09-21
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ancistrocheirus megalops (A. E. Verrill, 1882). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1821949 on 2026-09-21
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Abralia megalops A. E. Verrill, 1882) Verrill, A. E. (1882). Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 5(2): 447-587, pls 42-44, 57-58 [May-July]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35718507
page(s): 364 [details] 

basis of record Arnold, S.; Nos, D.; Sáez-Liante, R.; Fernández-Álvarez, F. Á. (2025). Diversity in the squid family Ancistrocheiridae and description of a new family of the order Oegopsida (Cephalopoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(3): zlaf074., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf074
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Abralia megalops A. E. Verrill, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Abralia megalops A. E. Verrill, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Abralia megalops A. E. Verrill, 1882)