Kingdom Animalia Family Chiroteuthidae Subgenus Chiroteuthis Phylum Mollusca Rank Species Subclass Coleoidea | Suborder Oegopsina Genus Chiroteuthis Scientific name Chiroteuthis veranyi Higher classification Chiroteuthis Order Squid | |
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Similar Chiroteuthis, Cephalopod, Squid, Brachioteuthis, Histioteuthis | ||
Chiroteuthis veranyi, commonly known as the long-armed squid, is a species of chiroteuthid squid. It grows to a mantle length of 12.5 cm and a total length of 130 cm.
The type specimen was collected in the Mediterranean Sea by Jean Baptiste Vérany and is deposited at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Musée Barla) in Nice, France.
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