NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ommastrephidae

21 in 3 subfamilies Orangeback Squid from Cephbase. ... Scientific classification - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa ?Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... Orders Sepiida Sepiolida Spirulida Teuthida Octopoda Vampyromorphida Nautilida The Cephalopods (head-foot) are the mollusc class Cephalopoda characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a modification of the mollusc foot into the form of arms or tentacles. ... Orders Sepiida Sepiolida Spirulida Teuthida Octopoda Vampyromorphida Subclass Coleoidea is the grouping of cephalopods containing all the primarily soft_bodied creatures. ... Suborders Myopsina Oegopsina Squids are the large, diverse group of marine mollusks, popular as food in cuisines as widely separated as the Japanese and the Italian. ... Families See text Oegopsina is a suborder of the squid order, Teuthida, in the Cephalopod Class. ... Japetus Steenstrup (1813 - 1897) was a Danish zoologist and biologist. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ...

Species

Subfamily Illicinae
- Genus Illex
  - Argentine Shortfin Squid, Illex argentinus
  - Southern Shortfin Squid, Illex coindetii
  - Northern Shortfin Squid, Illex illecebrosus
  - Sharptail Shortfin Squid, Illex oxygonius
Subfamily Ommastrephinae
- Genus Dosidicus
  - Jumbo Squid (aka Jumbo Flying Squid or Humboldt Squid), Dosidicus gigas
- Genus Eucleoteuthis
  - Striped Squid or Luminous Flying Squid, Eucleoteuthis luminosa
- Genus Hyaloteuthis
  - Glass Squid or Glassy Flying Squid, Hyaloteuthis pelagica
- Genus Ommastrephes
  - Red Flying Squid or Neon Flying Squid, Ommastrephes bartramii
- Genus Ornithoteuthis
  - Atlantic Bird Squid, Ornithoteuthis antillarum
  - Shiny Bird Squid, Ornithoteuthis volatilis
- Genus Sthenoteuthis
  - Purpleback Squid or Purpleback Flying Squid, Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis
  - Orangeback Squid or Orangeback Flying Squid, Sthenoteuthis pteropus
Subfamily Todarodinae
- Genus Martialia
  - Sevenstar Flying Squid, Martialia hyadesii
- Genus Nototodarus
  - Gould's Flying Squid, Nototodarus gouldi
  - Hawaiian Flying Squid, Nototodarus hawaiiensis
  - Wellington Flying Squid or New Zealand Arrow Squid, Nototodarus sloanii
- Genus Todarodes
  - Angola Flying Squid, Todarodes angolensis
  - Antarctic Flying Squid, Todarodes filippovae
  - Todarodes pacificus
    - Japanese Flying Squid or Japanese Common Squid, Todarodes pacificus pacificus
    - Todarodes pacificus pusillus
  - European Flying Squid, Todarodes sagittatus
- Genus Todaropsis
  - Lesser Flying Squid, Todaropsis eblanae

Categories: Invertebrate stubs | Squid The Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas, also known as the jumbo squid or jumbo flying squid) is a large, aggressive predatory squid found in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the Eastern Pacific. ...

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