Walvisteuthis
Genus of squids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walvisteuthis, the stubby hook squids, is a genus of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae.[2] The genus contains four species.[1] They are characterised by possessing oval fins which are not drawn-out posteriorly, the gladius has elongated-rhomboid vanes and a short, blunt rostrum which is perpendicular to tip of gladius, the gladius is visible beneath skin at the dorsal midline and they only have primary occipital folds.[3]
| Walvisteuthis | |
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| Walvisteuthis youngorum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Walvisteuthis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986[1] |
| Type species | |
| Walvisteuthis virilis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Callimachus | |
Species
The four species currently recognised are:[1]
- Walvisteuthis jeremiahi Vecchione, Sosnowski & Young, 2015
- Walvisteuthis rancureli (Okutani, 1981)
- Walvisteuthis virilis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986
- Walvisteuthis youngorum (Bolstad, 2010)
References
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