WoRMS taxon details
Bolitaena pygmaea (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
410340 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410340)
accepted
Species
Bolitaena microcotyla Steenstrup, 1886 · unaccepted
Bolitaena microtyla [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of microcotyla)
Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884) Verrill A. E. (1884). Second catalogue of mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England Coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep sea species, with notes on others previously recorded. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i>, 6(1): 139-294, pl. 28-32, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7477234
page(s): 145 [details]
page(s): 145 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bolitaena pygmaea (A. E. Verrill, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410340 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884) Verrill A. E. (1884). Second catalogue of mollusca recently added to the fauna of the New England Coast and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic, consisting mostly of deep sea species, with notes on others previously recorded. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i>, 6(1): 139-294, pl. 28-32, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7477234
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Bolitaena microcotyla Steenstrup, 1886) Hoyle, W. E. (1886). Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 16 (part 44): i-vi, 1–245, pl. 1-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48809163 [details]
basis of record Young, Richard E. 2008. Bolitaena pygmaea (Verrill 1884). Bolitaena Steenstrup 1859. Version 28 April 2008. http://tolweb.org/Bolitaena_pygmaea/20223/2008.04.28 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/ [details]
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Bolitaena microcotyla Steenstrup, 1886) Hoyle, W. E. (1886). Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 16 (part 44): i-vi, 1–245, pl. 1-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48809163 [details]
basis of record Young, Richard E. 2008. Bolitaena pygmaea (Verrill 1884). Bolitaena Steenstrup 1859. Version 28 April 2008. http://tolweb.org/Bolitaena_pygmaea/20223/2008.04.28 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/ [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 438 [details]
page(s): 438 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Bolitanidae. pp. 221-224, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Bolitanidae. pp. 221-224, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Dān-Pán-Xiāo | [details] |
| English | Pygmy pelagic octopus | [details] |
| Russian | Болитена малая | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolitaena pygmaea)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolitaena pygmaea)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Eledonella pygmaea A. E. Verrill, 1884)
