Onychoteuthis banksii
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Onychoteuthis banksii, the common clubhook squid,[3] is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the type species of the genus Onychoteuthis. This species was thought to have a worldwide distribution but with the revision of the genus Onychoteuthis in 2010, it is now accepted that Onychoteuthis banksii is restricted to the central and northern Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico while a recently described species, Onychoteuthis horstkottei, is found in the Pacific Ocean.[1] The type locality is the Gulf of Guinea.[4]
Quick Facts Common clubhook squid, Conservation status ...
Common clubhook squid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
Genus: | Onychoteuthis |
Species: | O. banksii |
Binomial name | |
Onychoteuthis banksii | |
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