Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Species W. virilis | Phylum Mollusca Order Teuthida Rank Genus | |
Family Walvisteuthidae
Nesis & Nikitina, 1986 | ||
Walvisteuthis youngorum squid for the first time on film
Walvisteuthis is the only squid genus in the family Walvisteuthidae, consisting of a single species, Walvisteuthis virilis. It is found in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Walvis (the Dutch word for whale) refers to the Walvis Ridge in the South Atlantic; virilis (Latin for male) was chosen because only one, male, specimen was ever caught.
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Walvisteuthis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA