armed cranch squid
Galiteuthis armata Joubin, 1898
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Galiteuthis armata Joubin, 1898
- Name authority
- Joubin, 1898
- Common name
- armed cranch squid
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Oegopsida
- Family
- Cranchiidae
- Genus
- Galiteuthis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classCephalopoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassColeoidea Bather, 1888
- superorderDecapodiformes R. E. Young, Vecchione & Donovan, 1998
- orderOegopsida A. d'Orbigny, 1845
- superfamilyCranchioidea Prosch, 1849
- familyCranchiidae Prosch, 1849
- subfamilyTaoniinae Pfeffer, 1912
- genusGaliteuthis Joubin, 1898
- speciesGaliteuthis armata Joubin, 1898
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Galiteuthis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Galiteuthis glacialis (Chun, 1906) | CranchiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galiteuthis suhmi (Hoyle, 1886) | CranchiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Galiteuthis armatus Joubin, 1898 Joubin, 1898 | synonym |
| Galiteuthis suhmii Chun, 1910 Chun, 1910 | synonym |
| Cranchia armata (Joubin, 1898) (Joubin, 1898) | synonym |
| Taonidium pfefferi E. S. Russell, 1909 E. S. Russell, 1909 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Joubin, L. (1898). Note sur une nouvelle famille de Céphalopodes. Annales Des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie, (8) 6: 279–292. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3F58Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.