Promachoteuthis
| Promachoteuthis | |
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| Promachoteuthis sloani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Superfamily: | Chiroteuthoidea |
| Family: | Promachoteuthidae Naef, 1912 |
| Genus: | Promachoteuthis Hoyle, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Promachoteuthis megaptera Hoyle, 1885[1]
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| Species | |
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Promachoteuthis megaptera | |
Promachoteuthis is a genus of small, weakly-muscled squid found at bathypelagic depths. Three species have been formally described, while another two await description.
References
- ^ Philippe Bouchet (2018). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Promachoteuthis Hoyle, 1885". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
- "CephBase: Promachoteuthis". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
- Tree of Life web project: Promachoteuthis
- Promachoteuthidae discussion forum at TONMO.com