Batoteuthis skolops

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Oegopsina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Cephalopoda Subclassis: Coleoidea Cohors: Neocoleoidea Superordo: Decapodiformes Ordo: Teuthida Subordo: Oegopsina

Familia: Batoteuthidae
Genus: Batoteuthis
Species: Batoteuthis skolops

Name

Batoteuthis skolops Young & Roper, 1968

Holotype: USNM 576029, 1 ♀ ?, 51 mm, 26 Nov 1964.

Paratypes: USNM 577093, 1, 30 mm, Eltanin Sta 1314, Pacific Ocean, 59°11' S, 105°04' W, 10 ft IKMT, 366 m, 24 Oct 1964. USNM 577094, 1 ♀, 95 mm, Eltanin Sta 846, Pacific Ocean, 57°52' S, 74°43' W, 10 ft IKMT, 1866 m, 10 Nov 1963. USNM 577095, 1 ♀, 90 mm, Eltanin Sta 382, Atlantic Ocean, 55°23'S, 55°45' W, 10 ft IKMT, 1257 m, 23 Dec 1962.

Type locality: Eltanin Sta 1396, Pacific Ocean, 49°57' S, 169°01' W, 10 ft IKMT, 2525 m.

References

• Young, R.E. & Roper, C.F.E. 1968. The Batoteuthidae, a new family of squid (Cephalopoda; Oegopsida) from Antarctic waters. Antarctic Research Series 2: 185–202, 6 plates. Online. Reference page.