Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

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: Cranchiidae
Subfamilia: Taoniinae
Genus: Mesonychoteuthis
Species: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

Name

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925

References

• Remeslo, A.V., Yakushev, M.R. & Laptikhovsky, V. 2015. Alien vs. Predator: interactions between the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) and the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). Journal of Natural History 49(41–42): 2483–2491. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2015.1040477 Reference page. 
• G.C. Robson: On Mesonychoteuthis, a new genus of oegopsid Cephalopoda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (series 9) 16: 272–277 (1925)
• CephBase [1]

Vernacular names

English: Antarctic Squid, Colossal Squid, Giant Cranch Squid
日本語: ダイオウホウズキイカ