CreatureData

Dactyloteuthis similis

Status not recordedoctopus and squidExtinct

Dactyloteuthis similis is a species in the family Megateuthididae, order Belemnitida. Source checklists list it for 1 country: France.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about Dactyloteuthis similis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Dactyloteuthis similis live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Dactyloteuthis similis is listed for 1 country.

France
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. France

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Dactyloteuthis similis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Dactyloteuthis similis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderBelemnitida
  5. familyMegateuthididae
  6. genusDactyloteuthis
  7. SpeciesDactyloteuthis similis (von Seebach, 1864)

Synonyms Belemnites similis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Dactyloteuthis similis

Other species in the same genus Dactyloteuthis.

CompareDactyloteuthis similis vs Dactyloteuthis digitalisDactyloteuthis similis vs Dactyloteuthis incurvataDactyloteuthis similis vs Dactyloteuthis irregularisDactyloteuthis similis vs Dactyloteuthis semistriata

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Dactyloteuthis similis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Dactyloteuthis similis for 1 country: France. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Dactyloteuthis similis?

Dactyloteuthis similis (Dactyloteuthis similis) belongs to the family Megateuthididae in the order Belemnitida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dactyloteuthis similis (Dactyloteuthis similis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dactyloteuthis-similis

MLA

“Dactyloteuthis similis (Dactyloteuthis similis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dactyloteuthis-similis.

BibTeX
@misc{dactyloteuthis_similis_2026,
  title = {Dactyloteuthis similis (Dactyloteuthis similis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dactyloteuthis-similis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}