Discoteuthis discus

Discoteuthis discus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Cycloteuthidae
Genus: Discoteuthis
Species: D. discus
Binomial name
Discoteuthis discus
Young & Roper, 1969

Discoteuthis discus is a species of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean and the central North Pacific. While mature specimens have not been found, the unnamed species Discoteuthis sp. A has been hypothesised as the mature form.

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