Taningia
| Taningia | |
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| 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 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).
Ventral view of Taningia danae