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Onychia
Blainville, 1823
AphiaID
550386
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:550386)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Coleoidea
Decapodiformes
Oegopsida
Oegopsida
incertae sedis
Onychoteuthidae
Onychia
Status
unaccepted
(Unjustified emendation of
Onykia
)
Accepted name
Onykia
Lesueur, 1821
Rank
Genus
Parent
Onychoteuthidae J. E. Gray, 1847
Direct children (2)
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Species
Onychia binotata
Pfeffer, 1884
accepted as
Onykia carriboea
Lesueur, 1821
(synonym)
Species
Onychia caribaea
Steenstrup, 1880
accepted as
Onykia carriboea
Lesueur, 1821
(misspelling of Onykia carriboea)
Environment
marine,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.
Onychia
Blainville, 1823. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550386 on 2026-08-15
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Onychia
Blainville, 1823. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=550386 on 2026-08-15
Taxonomic edit history
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2010-12-06 19:28:24Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
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Not documented
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
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