Austrorossia mastigophora
| Austrorossia mastigophora | |
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| Female Austrorossia mastigophora (ca. 45 mm ML) from the east African coast | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Sepiolidae |
| Subfamily: | Rossiinae |
| Genus: | Austrorossia |
| Species: | A. mastigophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrorossia mastigophora (Chun, 1915) | |
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Austrorossia mastigophora is a species of bobtail squid native to western, southern and eastern Africa, from Guinea and Somalia to the Cape of Good Hope. A doubtful record of this species exists from Chile. It lives at depths to approximately 640 m.[1]
On average, females are larger than males; they grow to 46 mm and 31 mm in mantle length, respectively.[1]
The type specimen was collected near the east African coast (0°27′S 42°47′E / 0.450°S 42.783°E). It is deposited at the Zoologisches Museum in Berlin.[2]
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Mantle cavity of a mature female. Arrow points to the epirenal body, the function of which is unknown.
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Twisted tentacular club of the same specimen.
References
- 1 2 Reid, A. & P. Jereb 2005. Family Sepiolidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 153–203.
- ↑ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
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