- Umbrella Squid
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Umbrella Squid Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Histioteuthidae Genus: Histioteuthis Species: H. bonnellii Binomial name Histioteuthis bonnellii
(Férussac, 1834)Synonyms - Cranchia bonnellii
Férussac, 1835 - Cranchia bonelliana
Férussac, 1835 - Histioteuthis bonelliana
Orbigny, 1835 - Histioteuthis ruppelli
Vérany, 1851 - Histioteuthis collinsi
Verrill, 1879 - Histiopsis atlantica
Hoyle, 1885
The Umbrella Squid, Histioteuthis bonnellii, is a species of cock-eyed squid.
H. bonnellii is one of the larger species in its genus, reaching 33 cm in mantle length.[1] It is distributed mostly in the Atlantic Ocean. It can be found off the coast of Argentina, South Africa, and the Tasman Sea. There may be several subspecies that exist in the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
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Histioteuthis bonnellii by Ernst Haeckel (as "Histioteuthis Rüppellii")
References
- ^ Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen 1984. Cephalopods of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.
- ^ Young, R.E. & M. Vecchione 2006. Histioteuthis bonnellii (Ferussac 1834). The Tree of Life Web Project.
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