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Encyclopedia > European Squid
European Squid

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Loligo
Subgenus: Loligo
Lamarck, 1798
Species: L. vulgaris
Binomial name
Loligo vulgaris
Lamarck, 1798
Subspecies
  • Loligo vulgaris reynaudi
    Orbigny, 1839
  • Loligo vulgaris vulgaris
    Lamarck, 1798
Loligo vulgaris

The European Squid (Loligo vulgaris) is a large squid belonging to the family Loliginidae. It occurs abundantly in coastal waters from the North Sea to at least the west coast of Africa. This species lives from sea level to depths of 500 m. The mantle is up to 40 cm long. It is the only species in the subgenus Loligo. There are two subspecies of this squid: the nominate L. v. vulgaris, and the Cape Hope Squid, L. v. reynaudi. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2400x1800, 723 KB) Species European Squid (Loligo vulgaris) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Main Page Wikipedia:Main Page/Temp User:Tzaquiel User:Steinsky/todo User:Jengod... Scientific classification redirects here. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Classes Aplacophora † ?Bellerophontida Bivalvia Caudofoveata Cephalopoda Gastropoda † Helcionelloida Monoplacophora Polyplacophora † Rostroconchia Scaphopoda † Tentaculita The molluscs (British spelling) or mollusks (American spelling) are members of the very large and diverse phylum of invertebrate animals known as Mollusca. ... Orders Subclass Nautiloidea †Plectronocerida †Ellesmerocerida †Actinocerida †Pseudorthocerida †Endocerida †Tarphycerida †Oncocerida †Discosorida Nautilida †Orthocerida †Ascocerida †Bactritida Subclass †Ammonoidea †Goniatitida †Ceratitida †Ammonitida Subclass Coleoidea †Belemnoidea †Aulacocerida †Belemnitida †Hematitida †Phragmoteuthida Neocoleoidea (most living cephalopods) ?†Boletzkyida Sepiida Sepiolida Spirulida Teuthida Octopoda Vampyromorphida The cephalopods (Greek plural (kephalópoda); head-foot) are the mollusc class... For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation). ... Genera Loligo Loliolus Lolliguncula Pickfordiateuthis Sepioteuthis Uroteuthis Species Genus Loligo Veined Squid, Loligo forbesii Siboga Squid, Loligo pickfordi Loligo vietnamensis Spear Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) bleekeri Patagonian Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) gahi Bigeye Inshore Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) ocula Opalescent Inshore Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) opalescens Longfin Inshore Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) pealeii Slender Inshore... Species See text. ... Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck (August 1, 1744 - December 28, 1829) was a major 19th century naturalist, who was one of the first to use the term biology in its modern sense. ... Latin name redirects here. ... Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck (August 1, 1744 - December 28, 1829) was a major 19th century naturalist, who was one of the first to use the term biology in its modern sense. ... This article is about the zoological term. ... Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines dOrbigny (September 6, 1802 - June 30, 1857) was a great French naturalist. ... Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck (August 1, 1744 - December 28, 1829) was a major 19th century naturalist, who was one of the first to use the term biology in its modern sense. ... For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation). ... Genera Loligo Loliolus Lolliguncula Pickfordiateuthis Sepioteuthis Uroteuthis Species Genus Loligo Veined Squid, Loligo forbesii Siboga Squid, Loligo pickfordi Loligo vietnamensis Spear Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) bleekeri Patagonian Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) gahi Bigeye Inshore Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) ocula Opalescent Inshore Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) opalescens Longfin Inshore Squid, Loligo (Undetermined) pealeii Slender Inshore... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The mantle is an organ found in mollusks. ...


External links

  • CephBase: European Squid (Loligo vulgaris reynaudi)
  • CephBase: European Squid (Loligo vulgaris vulgaris)

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