Biology:Pterygioteuthis
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Short description: Genus of squids
Pterygioteuthis | |
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Pterygioteuthis giardi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Pyroteuthidae |
Genus: | Pterygioteuthis Fischer, 1896[1] |
Type species | |
Pterygioteuthis giardi Fischer, 1896
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Species | |
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Pterygioteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. Members are differentiated from the genus Pyroteuthis due to size and head shape. The genus is characterised by the presence of a lidded photophore over each eye.
References
- ↑ Julian Finn (2016). "Pterygioteuthis, Fischer, 1896". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138422.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3200731 entry