Grimpoteuthis angularis
| Grimpoteuthis angularis | |
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| File:Grimpoteuthis innominata 73 mm ML.jpg | |
| Grimpoteuthis angularis Holotype specimen in fresh condition (misidentified as G. innominata). | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Grimpoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Grimpoteuthis |
| Species: | G. angularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Grimpoteuthis angularis (Verhoeff & O'Shea, 2022)
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Grimpoteuthis angularis is a species of octopus in the family Grimpoteuthidae.[1][2] It was first described by Tristan J Verhoeff and Steve O'Shea in 2022, based on a single specimen found in New Zealand.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The species was given the name angularis, referring to the octopus' angled shell.[3] Verhoeff & O'Shea proposed that the common name of the species should be angle-shelled dumbo octopus.[3] This species (as well as other Grimpoteuthis) may belong in its own family, the Grimpoteuthididae.[3]
Description and habitat
[edit | edit source]The shell of Grimpoteuthis angularis is V-shaped, notably different to other Grimpoteuthis; the relatively elongate cirri are also distinctive.[3] The holotype was discovered on the Chatham Rise to the east of New Zealand, at a depth of 628 metres.[3]
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