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Taningia persica

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Species of squid

Taningia persica
Paralarva (4.7 mm ML)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Octopoteuthidae
Genus: Taningia
Species: T. persica
Binomial name
Taningia persica
(Naef, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Octopodoteuthopsis persica
    Naef, 1923

Taningia persica is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. Its validity has been questioned. The description of Taningia persica is based on a paralarva of Taningia (4.7 mm ML) from the Gulf of Aden, presumably Taningia danae.

  • Oral view of the holotype (4.7 mm ML) Oral view of the holotype (4.7 mm ML)

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Taxon identifiers
Taningia persica


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