Diamond Squid

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Diamond Squid

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Thysanoteuthidae
Genus: Thysanoteuthis
Species: T. rhombus
Binomial name
Thysanoteuthis rhombus
Troschel, 1857
Synonyms
  • Cirrobrachium danae
    Joubin, 1933
  • Cirrobrachium filiferum
    Hoyle, 1904
  • Sepioteuthis major
    Gray, 1828
  • Thysanoteuthis elegans
    Troschel, 1857

The Diamond Squid or Diamondback Squid (Thysanoteuthis rhombus) is a large species of squid, growing to 100 cm in mantle length.[1]

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  1. ^ Roper C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen 1984. Cephalopods of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.

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