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Ommastrephes

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Ommastrephes is a widespread genus of squid in the family Ommastrephidae.

Species

GENUS

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

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Specimen records
190
With media
30
Family
Ommastrephidae
Collections
USNM
Recorded in
United States, Bermuda

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ommastrephidae
Image
Ommastrephes bartramii.jpg
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genus
topic's main category
Category:Ommastrephes
taxon name
Ommastrephes
Commons category
Ommastrephes
taxon author citation
d'Orbigny, 1835
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Ommastrephes is a widespread genus of squid in the family Ommastrephidae.

==Species== There are four species recognised in the genus Ommastrephes: Ommastrephes bartramii (Lesueur, 1821) Ommastrephes brevimanus (A. Gould, 1852) Ommastrephes caroli (Furtado, 1887) Ommastrephes cylindraceus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

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