Taningia

Taningia
Taningia danae caught off the Massachusetts coast, the first specimen from the western North Atlantic.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Octopoteuthidae
Genus: Taningia
Joubin, 1931
Species

Taningia danae
Taningia persica

Taningia is a genus of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. The status of Taningia persica is questionable. The genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Aage Vedel Taaning (1890-1958).


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