List of Nominal Species of Ommastrephidae
(flying squids and arrow squids)
Nominal Species (n = 43) Present allocation (n = 21) Ref.
Loligo aequipoda Rüppell, 1844 Todarodes sagittatus 75097
Todarodes angolensis Adam, 1962 Todarodes angolensis 19
Ornithoteuthis antillarum Adam, 1957 Ornithoteuthis antillarum 19
Ommastrephes argentinus Castellanos, 1960 Illex argentinus 75097
Ommastrephes ayresii Carpenter, 1864 Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis 75097
Loligo bartramii Lesueur, 1821 Ommastrephes bartramii 75097
Onychoteuthis brevimanus Gould, 1852 Ommastrephes bartramii 75097
Loligo brevitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis 75097
Loligo brongnartii Blainville, 1823 Illex illecebrosus 75097
Loligo brongniartii Blainville, 1823 Illex coindetii 2450
Ommastrephes caroli Furtado, 1887 Ommastrephes bartramii 75097
Loligo coindetii Vérany, 1851 Illex coindetii 2450
Ommastrephes cylindraceus D'Orbigny, 1835 Ommastrephes bartramii 75097
Loligo eblanae Ball, 1841 Todaropsis eblanae 275
Dosidicus eschrichtii Steenstrup, 1857 Dosidicus gigas 75097
Todarodes filippovae Adam, 1975 Todarodes filippovae 19
Ommastrephes giganteus D'Orbigny, 1839-1842 Dosidicus gigas 75097
Ommastrephes gigas D'Orbigny, 1835 Dosidicus gigas 75097
Ommastrephes gouldi McCoy, 1888 Nototodarus gouldi 75097
Ommastrephes hawaiiensis Berry, 1912 Nototodarus hawaiiensis 75097
Martialia hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 Martialia hyadesi 3722
Loligo illecebrosus Lesueur, 1821 Illex illecebrosus 75097
Symplectoteuthis luminosa Sasaki, 1915 Eucleoteuthis luminosa 275
Architeuthis megaptera Verrill, 1878 Sthenoteuthis pteropus 75097
Nototodarus nipponicus Okutani & Uemura, 1973 Nototodarus hawaiiensis 75097
Ommastrephes oceanicus D'Orbigny, 1839-1842 Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis 75097
Loligo oualaniensis Lesson, 1830 Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis 75097
Illex oxygonius Roper, Lu & Mangold, 1969 Illex oxygonius 19
Sepia pelagica Bosc, 1802 Hyaloteuthis pelagica 75097
Loligo pillae Vérany, 1851 Illex coindetii 2450
Loligo pironneauii Souleyet, 1852 Ommastrephes bartramii 75097
Loligo piscatorum LaPylaie, 1825 Illex illecebrosus 75097
Ommastrephes pteropus Steenstrup, 1855 Sthenoteuthis pteropus 417
Loligo sagittata Lamarck, 1798 Todarodes sagittatus 3477
Nototodarus sloani philippinensis Voss, 1962 Nototodarus philippinensis 275
Ommastrephes sloanii Gray, 1849 Nototodarus sloanii 75097
Dosidicus steenstrupii Pfeffer, 1884 Dosidicus gigas 75097
Loligo touchardii Souleyet, 1852 Ommastrephes bartramii 75097
Ommastrephes tryonii Gabb, 1863 Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis 75097
Loligo vanikoriensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis 75097
Todaropsis veranyi Girard, 1890 Todaropsis eblanae 75097
Loligo vitreus Rang, 1835 Ommastrephes bartramii 75097
Ommastrephes volatilis Sasaki, 1915 Ornithoteuthis volatilis 75097
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