Walvisteuthis virilis

Taxobox
name = "Walvisteuthis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Cephalopoda
ordo = Teuthida
familia = Walvisteuthidae
familia_authority = Nesis & Nikitina, 1986
genus = "Walvisteuthis"
genus_authority = Nesis & Nikitina, 1986
species = "W. virilis"
binomial = "Walvisteuthis virilis"
binomial_authority = Nesis & Nikitina, 1986

"Walvisteuthis" is a genus of squid consisting of a single species, "Walvisteuthis virilis". It is found in the southern Atlantic Ocean. "Walvis" (the Dutch word for whale) refers to the Walvis Ridge in the South Atlantic; "virilis" (Latin for male) was chosen because only one, male, specimen was ever caught.

References

* [http://www.natuurcijfers.nl/namen/betekenisnamen/genera/walvisteuthis.htm "Walvisteuthis"] on www.natuurcijfers.nl (Dutch)

External links

* [http://tolweb.org/Walvisteuthis_rancureli Tree of Life web project: "Walvisteuthis rancureli"]
* [http://www.tonmo.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=69 Walvisteuthidae discussion forum at TONMO.com]