Promachoteuthis

Promachoteuthis
	Promachoteuthis sloani
Scientific classification
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]
Species
	Promachoteuthis megaptera; Promachoteuthis sloani; Promachoteuthis sulcus;

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

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[WoRMS-1] 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.