Robust Clubhook Squid

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Robust Clubhook Squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Onychoteuthidae Genus: Moroteuthis Species: M. robusta
Binomial name
Moroteuthis robusta (Verrill, 1876)
Synonyms
Moroteuthis robustus Verrill, 1876 Ommastrephes robusta Verrill, 1876 Lestoteuthis robusta Verrill, 1880 Ancistroteuthis robusta Steenstrup, 1882 Moroteuthis japonica Taki, 1964 Moroteuthis pacifica Okutani, 1983

The Robust Clubhook Squid (Moroteuthis robusta) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the third largest species of squid after the Colossal Squid and giant squid, reaching a mantle length of 2 m.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Cephalopod size

[edit] References

• Chambers, S. 2008. It’s a sea monster! (Sort of). The World Link, June 3, 2008.

[edit] External links

• CephBase: Robust Clubhook Squid
• Tree of Life web project: Moroteuthis robusta