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Taningia
Genus of squids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taningia is a genus of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. For over 150 years, it has been believed to comprise a single species known as Taningia danae. Recently it has been shown to contain at least two new species (T. fimbria, T. rubea).[2] Another species, Taningia persica, has historically been referred to but has been questioned.
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Taningia | |
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Taningia danae caught off the Massachusetts coast, the first specimen from the western North Atlantic. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Octopoteuthidae |
Genus: | Taningia Joubin, 1931[1] |
Type species | |
Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 | |
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This genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958).[3]
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