A REDESCRIPTION OF GRANELEDONE VERRUCOSA (VERRILL, 1881) (OCTOPODA: OCTOPODIDAE)

Graneledone verrucosa (Verrill 1881), the type species of the genus Graneledone , is redescribed based on historical material and previously unreported specimens that have resulted from an increase in deep-sea fishing in the North East Atlantic. Graneledone verrucosa var. media (Joubin 1918) was fou...

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Published in:Journal of Molluscan Studies
Main Authors: ALLCOCK, A. LOUISE, COLLINS, MARTIN A., VECCHIONE, MICHAEL
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2003
Subjects:
Articles
Joubin
North Atlantic
North East Atlantic
Online Access:http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/69/2/135
https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/69.2.135
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Summary:Graneledone verrucosa (Verrill 1881), the type species of the genus Graneledone , is redescribed based on historical material and previously unreported specimens that have resulted from an increase in deep-sea fishing in the North East Atlantic. Graneledone verrucosa var. media (Joubin 1918) was found to be invalid and is herein synonymized with G. verrucosa. Graneledone verrucosa is shown to inhabit deep water throughout the North Atlantic; its distribution extends from 20° to 65° N and from 9° to 75° W. A revised diagnosis is given for the genus Graneledone Joubin, 1918.

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