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]
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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 | |
Callimachus |
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