Magnapinna talismani

Magnapinna talismani is a species of bigfin squid known only from a single damaged specimen. It is characterised by small white nodules present on the ventral surface of its fins.

Magnapinna talismani
Holotype of Magnapinna talismani
(61-millimetre or 2.4-inch ML)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Magnapinnidae
Genus: Magnapinna
Species:
M. talismani
Binomial name
Magnapinna talismani
(Fischer & Joubin, 1907)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Chiroteuthopsis talismani
    Fischer & Joubin, 1907
  • Mastigoteuthis talismani
    (Fischer & Joubin, 1907)

It is the first described species of Magnapinna, although it was not recognized as a member of the genus until over a century later.

Description

The holotype of M. talismani is a specimen of 61-millimetre (2.4 in) mantle length (ML) collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean, south of the Azores, at 34°46′N 36°11′W. It was caught by an open bottom trawl at a depth of up to 3,175 m (10,420 ft). The capture location of this specimen is very near to that of the as-yet undescribed Magnapinna sp. B.

Taxonomy

M. talismani was originally placed in the genus Chiroteuthopsis, which is now considered a junior synonym of Mastigoteuthis. Mastigoteuthis talismani was subsequently placed in the genus Magnapinna by Michael Vecchione and Richard E. Young in 2006.

References
  1. Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Magnapinna talismani Fischer & Joubin, 1907". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

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