Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Liocranchia reinhardtii (Steenstrup, 1856)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Mollusca

Class
Cephalopoda

Order
Oegopsida

Family
Cranchiidae

Genus
Liocranchia

Species
reinhardtii

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Leachia reinhardti Steenstrup, 1856 (basionym), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Liocranchia reinhardtii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15531. Accessed 6 November 2026.