Grimpoteuthis angularis is a species of octopus in the family Grimpoteuthidae.
[1] It was first described by Tristan J Verhoeff and Steve O'Shea in 2022, based on a single specimen found in New Zealand.
[2] The species was given the name angularis, referring to the octopus' angled shell.
[2] Verhoeff & O'Shea proposed that the common name of the species should be angle-shelled dumbo octopus.
[2] The holotype was discovered on the Chatham Rise to the east of New Zealand, at a depth of 628 metres.