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Neorossia leptodons
Species of mollusc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neorossia leptodons is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, from New South Wales (32°08′S 153°07′E) to South Australia (33°58′S 131°22′E). It lives at depths from 130 to 1,110 m.[3][4]
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An image of a Neorossia leptodons taken in South Australia | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Sepiida |
Family: | Sepiolidae |
Subfamily: | Rossiinae |
Genus: | Neorossia |
Species: | N. leptodons |
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N. leptodons exhibits sexual dimorphism. Females grow to 77.5 mm in mantle length (ML), while males are not known to exceed 42 mm ML.[4]
The type specimen was collected in the Great Australian Bight, South Australia (37°18.81′S 138°36.3′E to 37°17.76′S 138°35.01′E). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.[5]