Iridoteuthis

Iridoteuthis
Iridoteuthis iris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiolida
Family:	Sepiolidae
Subfamily:	Heteroteuthidinae
Genus:	Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912[1]
Type species
Stoloteuthis iris Berry, 1909
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Iridotheuthis Naef, 1912 (incorrect original spelling) Iridoteuthis Naef, 1921 (emendation, accepted under ICZN Article 33.2.3.1) Iridioteuthis Sasaki, 1929 (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Iridoteuthis is a genus of bobtail squid comprising three species. They belong to the subfamily Heteroteuthinae of the family Sepiolidae.[1]

Species

• Iridoteuthis iris (Berry, 1909)
• Iridoteuthis lophia A. Reid, 2021
• Iridoteuthis merlini A. Reid, 2021

Species brought into synonymy

• Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959: synonym of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959)

References

1. Julian Finn (2016). "Iridoteuthis Naef, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

External links

• Naef, A. (1912). Teuthologische Notizen, 2: Die Gattungen der Sepioliden. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 39(7):244-248
• Reid, A.L. (2021). Two new species of Iridoteuthis (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae: Heteroteuthinae) from the southwest Pacific, with a redescription of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959). Zootaxa. 5005(4): 503-537
• Tree of Life: Iridoteuthis

• CephBase: Iridoteuthis