Octopoteuthidae
Octopoteuthidae | |
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Taningia danae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Octopoteuthidae Berry, 1912 [1] |
Type genus | |
Octopoteuthis Rüppell, 1844
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Genera | |
The Octopoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising two genera. The family is characterised by tentacles which cease to grow after the paralarval stage, and the use of a penis, instead of a hectocotylus.
Species[]
- Genus Octopoteuthis
- Octopoteuthis danae
- Octopoteuthis deletron
- *
- , Ruppell's octopus squid
- Genus Taningia
- Taningia danae, Dana octopus squid
- Taningia persica *
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are a valid species or a synonym.
References[]
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Octopoteuthidae, Berry, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links[]
- CephBase: Octopoteuthidae
- Octopoteuthidae discussion forum at TONMO.com
- Tree of Life web project: Octopoteuthidae
Categories:
- Squid
- Cephalopod families
- Squid stubs