Liocranchia reinhardti

Liocranchia reinhardti
Drawing by A. Pollock from Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Cranchiidae
Genus: Liocranchia
Species: L. reinhardti
Binomial name
Liocranchia reinhardti
(Steenstrup, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Fusocranchia alpha
    Joubin, 1920
  • Leachia reinhardti
    Steenstrup, 1856
  • Liocranchia brockii
    Pfeffer, 1884
  • Liocranchia elongata
    Issel, 1908
  • Liocranchia intermedia
    Robson, 1924

Liocranchia reinhardti is a deep sea squid.

It grows to 6 inches (150 mm) long and lives up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) deep. It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters.

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