| Accepted scientific name: |
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Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857 (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Architeuthis monachus Steenstrup, 1860 (synonym) |
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| Dinoteuthis proboscideus More, 1875 (synonym) |
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| Megaloteuthis harveyi Kent, 1874 (synonym) |
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| Plectoteuthis grandis Owen, 1881 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Language |
Country |
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| giant squid |
English |
- |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Mollusca
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e29fe3f1-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Cephalopoda
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2bdfc06-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Oegopsida
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2be0ec8-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Superfamily |
Not assigned
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:2223c0c2-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401
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| Family |
Architeuthidae
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2be2977-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Architeuthis
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e479dfdc-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Gulf of Mexico; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone; North Atlantic; Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone; Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone; Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone; United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone |
| Lifezones: |
Marine |
| Additional data: |
-
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
Gofas S., 29-May-2011 |
| Source database: |
WoRMS Mollusca, Feb 2013
60%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Bouchet P., Gofas S. & Rosenberg G. (2025). WoRMS Mollusca: World Marine Mollusca database (version Feb 2013). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342218
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:17049500-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401 |
