(Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

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Vampyroteuthis infernalis, dorsal view. (Courtesy of @ Jareb et al., Cephalopods of the World, 2014, Fig. 251) – Ljósm. Guðmundur Guðmundsson

Almennt

Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903

Mantle length up to 210 mm. Distribution is in the tropical areas in world oceans. It is a pelagic, oceanic species, mostly found at 600 to 3300 m depth and strongly associated with the oxygen minimum zones. The main distributional zone reaches 57.1°N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, but the only Icelandic, and currently the northernmost record of this species, is about 500 km north of the main range.  

References:

Pickford G. E. Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun an archaic dibranchiate cephalopod. I. Natural History and Distribution. Dana-Reports, 1946. Vol. 29. – P. 1-40.

Pickford G. E. Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun an archaic dibranchiate cephalopod. II. External anatomy. Dana-Reports, 1949. Vol. 32. – P. 1-132.

Hoving H. J. T., Robison B. H. Vampire squid: detritivores in the oxygen minimum zone. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B – Biological Sciences, 2012. Vol. 279. – P. 4559-4567.

Jereb P., Roper C. F. E., Norman M. D., Finn J. K. (eds) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 3. Rome, FAO. 2014. 370 p.

Xavier J. C., Cherel Y., Allcock L., Rosa R., Sabirov R. M., Blicher M. E., Golikov A. V. A review on the biodiversity, distribution and trophic role of cephalopods in the Arctic and Antarctic marine ecosystems under a changing ocean. Marine Biology, 2018. Vol. 165. – 26 p.

Golikov A. V., Ceia F. R., Sabirov R. M., Ablett J. D., Gleadall I. G., Gudmundsson G., Hoving H. J., Judkins H., Pálsson J., Reid A. L., Rosas-Luis R., Shea E. K., Schwarz R., Xavier J. C. The first global deep-sea stable isotope assessment reveals the unique trophic ecology of Vampire Squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Cephalopoda). Scientific Reports, 2019. Vol. 9. – Art. 19099.

 

Alexey V. Golikov and Rushan M. Sabirov, Kazan Federal University, Department of Zoology; Gudmundur Gudmundsson and Jónbjörn Pálsson Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Department of Collections and Systematics

Cite this page as: Golikov A. V., Sabirov R. M., Gudmundsson G. (2019) Cephalopoda (Smokkdýr), Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903, http://www.ni.is/biota/animalia/mollusca/cephalopoda/Vampyroteuthis-infernalis

Myndir

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V. infernalis, fixed (Dorsal view; ML 63 mm; specimen no. IINH 37653) – Ljósm. Alexey Golikov
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Upper beak; from specimen of the equatorial Atlantic (courtesy of @ Golikov et.al. 1019, Fig.1) – Ljósm. Alexey Golikov
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Lower beak; from specimen of the eastern North Atlantic (courtesy of @ Golikov et.al. 1019, Fig.1) – Ljósm. Alexey Golikov
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Sampling site of Vampyroteuthis infernalis in Icelandic waters – Ljósm. Guðmundur Guðmundsson

Biota

Ríki (Kingdom)
Dýr (Animalia)
Fylking (Phylum)
Lindýr (Mollusca)
Flokkur (Class)
Smokkdýr (Cephalopoda)
Tegund (Species)
(Vampyroteuthis infernalis)