Magnoteuthis
| Magnoteuthis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Magnoteuthis Salcedo-Vargas & Okutani, 1994 |
Magnoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least three species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis or Mastigoteuthissynonymous with this taxon, but it is genetically and morphologically distinct.
Species
- Genus Magnoteuthis
- Magnoteuthis magna
- Magnoteuthis microlucens [1]
- Magnoteuthis sp. nov. (reported from New Zealand waters)
- Magnoteuthis Type beta (uncertain status)
- Magnoteuthis inermis (doubtful status)
References
- ↑ Young, R. E.; Lindgren, A.; Vecchione, M. (2008). "Mastigoteuthis microlucens, a new species of the squid family Mastigoteuthidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 121 (2): 276–282. doi:10.2988/07-40.1.
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