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Austrorossia mastigophora
Species of mollusc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Austrorossia mastigophora is a species of bobtail squid native to western, southern and eastern Africa, from Guinea and Somalia to the Cape of Good Hope. A doubtful record of this species exists from Chile. It lives at depths to approximately 640 m.[3]
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Female Austrorossia mastigophora (ca. 45 mm ML) from the east African coast | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Sepiida |
Family: | Sepiolidae |
Subfamily: | Rossiinae |
Genus: | Austrorossia |
Species: | A. mastigophora |
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Austrorossia mastigophora | |
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On average, females are larger than males; they grow to 46 mm and 31 mm in mantle length, respectively.[3]
The type specimen was collected in the Indian Ocean near the east African coast (0°27′S 42°47′E) by the Valdivia Expedition and the species was described by the leader of that expedition, Carl Chun, the description being published in 1915.[4] It is deposited in the Zoological Collection of the Natural History Museum, Berlin.[5]
- Mantle cavity of a mature female. Arrow points to the epirenal body, the function of which is unknown.
- Twisted tentacular club of the same specimen.