Pterygioteuthis
Pterygioteuthis | |
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Pterygioteuthis giardi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Teuthida |
Family: | Pyroteuthidae |
Genus: | Pterygioteuthis Fischer, 1896 |
Species | |
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.
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