Kingdom Animalia Genus Chtenopteryx Phylum Mollusca Rank Species Subclass Coleoidea | Family Chtenopterygidae Scientific name Chtenopteryx sicula Higher classification Chtenopteryx Order Squid | |
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Suborder Oegopsina/Bathyteuthoidea Similar Chtenopteryx, Squid, Brachioteuthis, Mastigoteuthis magna, Ancistrocheirus lesueurii | ||
Chtenopteryx sicula, also known as the comb-finned squid or toothed-fin squid, is a species of squid native to at least the Mediterranean Sea. It is characterised by several distinct morphological features: ocular photophores are present but visceral photophores are absent, arm suckers are arranged in at least 4 series distally, and club suckers are borne in more than 8 series.
The type specimen was collected off Messina, Italy. It is deposited at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Musée Barla) in Nice.
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