Grimpoteuthis angularis is a species of octopus in the family Grimpoteuthidae. It was first described by Tristan J Verhoeff and Steve O'Shea in 2022, based on a single specimen found in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
The species was given the name angularis, referring to the octopus' angled shell. Verhoeff & O'Shea proposed that the common name of the species should be angle-shelled dumbo octopus. This species (as well as other Grimpoteuthis) may belong in its own family, the Grimpoteuthididae.
Description and habitat
The shell of Grimpoteuthis angularis is V-shaped, notably different to other Grimpoteuthis; the relatively elongate cirri are also distinctive. The holotype was discovered on the Chatham Rise to the east of New Zealand, at a depth of 628 metres.
↑Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Grimpoteuthis angularis Verhoeff & O'Shea, 2022". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
