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(Redirected from Selenoteuthis scintillans) Genus of squids

Selenoteuthis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Lycoteuthidae
Genus: Selenoteuthis
Voss, 1958
Species: S. scintillans
Binomial name
Selenoteuthis scintillans
Voss, 1959

Selenoteuthis is a monotypic genus of squid from the family Lycoteuthidae. Its sole species is the small tropical and subtropical North Atlantic species, Selenoteuthis scintillans, the moon squid.

References

  1. Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Selenoteuthis scintillans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163025A964592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163025A964592.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1959". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Selenoteuthis
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