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Helicocranchia pfefferi
Species of squid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helicocranchia pfefferi, the banded piglet squid, is a small squid of the genus Helicocranchia. Adults of this species are mesopelaegic.
Quick Facts Banded piglet squid, Conservation status ...
Banded piglet squid | |
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Ventral view of a specimen taken off Southern California (41 mm ML) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Cranchiidae |
Subfamily: | Taoniinae |
Genus: | Helicocranchia |
Species: | H. pfefferi |
Binomial name | |
Helicocranchia pfefferi | |
Synonyms | |
Helicocranchia beebei Robson, 1948 |
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