- Smooth Hooked Squid
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Smooth Hooked Squid Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Onychoteuthidae Genus: Filippovia
Bolstad, 2010Species: F. knipovitchi Binomial name Filippovia knipovitchi
(Filippova, 1972)Synonyms - Moroteuthis knipovitchi
Filippova, 1972 - Onykia knipovitchi
(Filippova, 1972)
The Smooth Hooked Squid (Filippovia knipovitchi) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae and the sole member of the genus Filippovia. It is found in the Antarctic and Atlantic Oceans, and reaches a mantle length of 35 cm.[1]
References
- Bolstad, K.S.R. 2010. Systematics of the Onychoteuthidae Gray, 1847 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Zootaxa 2696: 1–186. Preview
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