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Neoteuthidae

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The Neoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four monotypic genera. They are thought to be the closest relatives to the famous giant squid (Architeuthis dux).

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassCephalopoda
  4. OrderOegopsida
  5. FamilyNeoteuthidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
16
Family
Neoteuthidae
Collections
UM-RSMAS, USNM, TMAG, NMV
Recorded in
United States, Antarctica, Australia, Unknown Or Invalid

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taxon
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Narrowteuthis nessisi.jpg
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taxon name
Neoteuthidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Neoteuthidae
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Encyclopedic overview

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The Neoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four monotypic genera. They are thought to be the closest relatives to the famous giant squid (Architeuthis dux).

==Species== Alluroteuthis Alluroteuthis antarcticus, Antarctic neosquid Narrowteuthis Narrowteuthis nesisi Neoteuthis Neoteuthis thielei Nototeuthis Nototeuthis dimegacotyle

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neoteuthidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.