Selenoteuthis
Selenoteuthis is a monotypic genus of squid from the family Lycoteuthidae. Its sole species is the small tropical and subtropical North Atlantic species, Selenoteuthis scintillans, the moon squid.
Selenoteuthis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Lycoteuthidae |
Genus: | Selenoteuthis Voss, 1958 |
Species: | S. scintillans |
Binomial name | |
Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1959[2] | |
References
- Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Selenoteuthis scintillans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163025A964592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163025A964592.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Julian Finn (2016). "Selenoteuthis scintillans Voss, 1959". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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