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Genus of squids

Berryteuthis
Temporal range: Pliocene - recent PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Berryteuthis magister
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Gonatidae
Genus: Berryteuthis
Naef, 1921
Type species
Gonatus magister
Berry, 1913
Species

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Berryteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising two known species. The two members differ greatly in size, with B. anonychus and B. magister reaching mature mantle lengths of 10 cm (3.9 in) and 40 cm (16 in) respectively. In both members, photophores are absent.

Species

References

  1. "Statoliths of Cenozoic teuthoid cephalopods from North America | The Palaeontological Association". www.palass.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Berryteuthis Naef, 1912". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Berryteuthis


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