Lepidoteuthis grimaldii
| Grimaldi scaled squid | |
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| Female (61.7 cm ML, 4.07 kg weight) from the Chatham Rise off New Zealand | |
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| Closeup of the overlapping dermal scales of the same specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Lepidoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1912 |
| Genus: | Lepidoteuthis Joubin, 1895 |
| Species: | L. grimaldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoteuthis grimaldii Joubin, 1895 | |
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii, also known as the Grimaldi scaled squid, is a large squid growing to 1 m in mantle length.[1] It is named after the Grimaldi family, reigning house of Monaco. Prince Albert I of Monaco was an amateur teuthologist who pioneered the study of deep sea squids by collecting the 'precious regurgitations' of sperm whales. The Grimaldi scaled squid was first collected from the stomach contents of a whale.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Young, R.E. & M. Vecchione 2009. Lepidoteuthidae Pfeffer 1912. The Tree of Life Web Project.
- ↑ Albert 1er of Monaco. "Notes sur un Cachalot." Bulletin du Muséum d’histoire naturelle 1895, no. 8.
External links
- "CephBase: Lepidoteuthis grimaldii". Archived from the original on 2005.
- Tree of Life web project: Lepidoteuthis grimaldii
- TONMO.com article: Unique hooks in the male scaled squid Lepidoteuthis grimaldii Joubin, 1895
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